Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    7384-98-7

    Molecular formula
    C19H36O4

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(C)OC(=O)CCCCCCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 74.56%
    Fatty 63.2%
    Oily 62.39%
    Winey 57.03%
    Waxy 43.57%
    Cognac 38.16%
    Buttery 37.19%
    Peach 35.21%
    Fermented 33.95%
    Creamy 33.93%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 71.01%
    Waxy 59.49%
    Oily 49.86%
    Green 45.91%
    Sweet 39.72%
    Soapy 37.67%
    Fatty 37.5%
    Tropical 36.21%
    Wine 35.74%
    Creamy 35.33%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.4

    pKa est.
    7.17 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    328.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    353°C

    Flash point

    • 170.9 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • Practically insoluble or insoluble in water
    • Soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • Propylene glycol dicaprylate
    • 7384-98-7
    • Propane-1,2-diyl dioctanoate
    • 1,2-Propanediol dioctanoate
    • 2-octanoyloxypropyl octanoate
    • Propylene di(octanoate)
    • 1,2-Dicaprylin
    • Propylene glycol dioctanoate
    • Octanoic acid, 1-methyl-1,2-ethanediyl ester
    • 1,2-Propyleneglycol dioctanoate
    • EINECS 230-962-9
    • 581437HWX2
    • FEMA NO. 4471
    • Octanoic acid, 1,1'-(1-methyl-1,2-ethanediyl) ester
    • PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE [II]
    • PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE (II)
    • 1,2-Propanediyl dioctanoate
    • PROPYLENEGLYCOLDIOCTANOATE
    • UNII-581437HWX2
    • 1-octanoyloxypropan-2-yl octanoate
    • MFCD19705296
    • Propane-1,2-diyldioctanoate
    • SCHEMBL15231
    • CHEMBL2268847
    • OVYMWJFNQQOJBU-UHFFFAOYSA-
    • DTXSID70864050
    • OVYMWJFNQQOJBU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • AKOS030228030
    • 1,2-PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE
    • DS-19353
    • PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE [INCI]
    • DB-256010
    • DB-256014
    • CS-0187615
    • NS00014013
    • A11025
    • Q27261533
    • InChI=1/C19H36O4/c1-4-6-8-10-12-14-18(20)22-16-17(3)23-19(21)15-13-11-9-7-5-2/h17H,4-16H2,1-3H3

  • Applications

    Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate (CAS 7384-98-7) is commonly used as an emollient and solvent in cosmetics and personal care, serving as a carrier for active ingredients and fragrance oils; it is also used as a solvent and carrier for fragrance materials in perfumery; it acts as a processing aid and plasticizer/softening agent in polymer, coating, and ink formulations; it can serve as a solvent for pharmaceutical topical formulations; and it is used as a co-solvent in cleaning and household products.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 311.26
    methanol 404.85
    isopropanol 336.77
    water 0.23
    ethyl acetate 1513.3
    n-propanol 364.4
    acetone 1539.71
    n-butanol 365.88
    acetonitrile 805.94
    DMF 2002.59
    toluene 642.01
    isobutanol 362.75
    1,4-dioxane 1082.98
    methyl acetate 1157.31
    THF 2162.86
    2-butanone 1413.68
    n-pentanol 311.83
    sec-butanol 423.91
    n-hexane 67.86
    ethylene glycol 31.37
    NMP 3014.66
    cyclohexane 231.57
    DMSO 2428.33
    n-butyl acetate 1035.14
    n-octanol 186.32
    chloroform 3176.0
    n-propyl acetate 1254.31
    acetic acid 843.23
    dichloromethane 3734.04
    cyclohexanone 3099.59
    propylene glycol 76.28
    isopropyl acetate 1184.07
    DMAc 2873.21
    2-ethoxyethanol 626.2
    isopentanol 450.48
    n-heptane 29.36
    ethyl formate 659.39
    1,2-dichloroethane 2833.42
    n-hexanol 226.69
    2-methoxyethanol 741.74
    isobutyl acetate 709.05
    tetrachloromethane 555.84
    n-pentyl acetate 985.9
    transcutol 2313.2
    n-heptanol 166.53
    ethylbenzene 345.5
    MIBK 968.45
    2-propoxyethanol 528.89
    tert-butanol 565.85
    MTBE 997.41
    2-butoxyethanol 487.87
    propionic acid 609.66
    o-xylene 498.4
    formic acid 186.26
    diethyl ether 780.65
    m-xylene 401.39
    p-xylene 540.07
    chlorobenzene 1078.04
    dimethyl carbonate 402.17
    n-octane 17.76
    formamide 436.11
    cyclopentanone 2720.4
    2-pentanone 1348.15
    anisole 676.2
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1370.97
    gamma-butyrolactone 2753.12
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 660.88
    pyridine 1611.53
    3-pentanone 1171.39
    furfural 1954.54
    n-dodecane 12.82
    diethylene glycol 275.67
    diisopropyl ether 279.54
    tert-amyl alcohol 676.36
    acetylacetone 1812.24
    n-hexadecane 16.11
    acetophenone 890.55
    methyl propionate 1095.64
    isopentyl acetate 1043.06
    trichloroethylene 4362.55
    n-nonanol 174.63
    cyclohexanol 760.17
    benzyl alcohol 454.64
    2-ethylhexanol 223.62
    isooctanol 175.32
    dipropyl ether 368.28
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1147.91
    ethyl lactate 347.9
    propylene carbonate 1420.64
    n-methylformamide 772.98
    2-pentanol 318.4
    n-pentane 45.08
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 475.64
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 895.51
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 493.77
    mesitylene 257.71
    ε-caprolactone 2524.79
    p-cymene 181.17
    epichlorohydrin 2805.04
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2554.19
    2-aminoethanol 125.47
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1851.25
    sulfolane 3539.82
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 54.13
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1921.37
    n-hexyl acetate 986.09
    isooctane 25.78
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 643.45
    sec-butyl acetate 887.1
    tert-butyl acetate 1264.82
    decalin 107.16
    glycerin 131.23
    diglyme 1603.27
    acrylic acid 472.73
    isopropyl myristate 271.71
    n-butyric acid 1161.09
    acetyl acetate 1065.69
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 263.49
    ethyl propionate 1069.66
    nitromethane 2156.2
    1,2-diethoxyethane 934.62
    benzonitrile 789.88
    trioctyl phosphate 176.36
    1-bromopropane 1289.31
    gamma-valerolactone 3176.48
    n-decanol 109.4
    triethyl phosphate 365.93
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 214.47
    propionitrile 664.08
    vinylene carbonate 1154.99
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1638.26
    DMS 732.24
    cumene 217.93
    2-octanol 162.46
    2-hexanone 1012.58
    octyl acetate 348.58
    limonene 325.56
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1540.59
    ethyl orthosilicate 346.95
    tributyl phosphate 274.76
    diacetone alcohol 954.17
    N,N-dimethylaniline 459.51
    acrylonitrile 797.61
    aniline 618.2
    1,3-propanediol 265.67
    bromobenzene 1286.31
    dibromomethane 2252.92
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3739.25
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 614.08
    tetrabutyl urea 368.85
    diisobutyl methanol 148.16
    2-phenylethanol 359.18
    styrene 475.75
    dioctyl adipate 477.19
    dimethyl sulfate 882.88
    ethyl butyrate 810.77
    methyl lactate 366.05
    butyl lactate 577.82
    diethyl carbonate 477.47
    propanediol butyl ether 418.22
    triethyl orthoformate 497.44
    p-tert-butyltoluene 163.62
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 661.68
    morpholine 1543.78
    tert-butylamine 340.53
    n-dodecanol 77.41
    dimethoxymethane 935.59
    ethylene carbonate 1080.11
    cyrene 538.98
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1171.01
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 841.55
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1311.56
    4-methylpyridine 1821.3
    dibutyl ether 462.35
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 148.16
    DEF 1870.59
    dimethyl isosorbide 990.89
    tetrachloroethylene 2405.19
    eugenol 512.84
    triacetin 967.33
    span 80 434.0
    1,4-butanediol 122.41
    1,1-dichloroethane 2299.64
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 389.27
    methyl formate 527.95
    2-methyl-1-butanol 445.13
    n-decane 27.62
    butyronitrile 730.31
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 229.42
    1-chlorooctane 212.34
    1-chlorotetradecane 61.93
    n-nonane 26.3
    undecane 17.47
    tert-butylcyclohexane 72.39
    cyclooctane 48.42
    cyclopentanol 745.59
    tetrahydropyran 1604.14
    tert-amyl methyl ether 846.45
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 867.37
    1-hexene 289.8
    2-isopropoxyethanol 513.63
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 393.32
    methyl butyrate 1552.78

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction