(R)-2-Methylheptanoic acid

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C8H16O2

    SMILES
    CCCCC[C@@H](C)C(=O)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fatty 81.63%
    Cheesy 81.4%
    Dairy 60.2%
    Waxy 59.52%
    Sour 59.44%
    Oily 56.99%
    Fruity 53.66%
    Sweaty 50.37%
    Green 50.26%
    Creamy 47.99%

     

    Flavor
    Cheese 62.22%
    Fatty 53.25%
    Green 53.18%
    Fruity 49.4%
    Waxy 48.15%
    Oily 45.95%
    Sour 39.07%
    Sweat 37.83%
    Rancid 37.81%
    Sweaty 35.33%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.9

    pKa est.
    8.08 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    144.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    229°C

    Flash point

    • 103.13 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • (R)-2-Methylheptanoic acid
    • SCHEMBL254446
  • Applications

    (R)-2-Methylheptanoic acid is used primarily as a chiral building block and synthetic intermediate in fine chemicals, enabling the preparation of derivatives for pharmaceutical and agrochemical research. It is commonly evaluated for fragrance and flavor applications as a chiral intermediate or synthesis precursor, and in cosmetics/personal care as a fragrance component or sensory aid. It can serve as a precursor for ester and amide derivatives in polymer and plastics chemistry, supporting specialty polymers and plasticizers. It also finds use as an intermediate in cleaning and household product formulations, contributing to formulation versatility. Its use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2111.09
    methanol 3044.73
    isopropanol 1613.11
    water 1.81
    ethyl acetate 797.83
    n-propanol 1455.99
    acetone 1404.37
    n-butanol 1292.65
    acetonitrile 557.4
    DMF 1630.26
    toluene 171.89
    isobutanol 1157.79
    1,4-dioxane 1087.38
    methyl acetate 543.71
    THF 1945.18
    2-butanone 874.54
    n-pentanol 974.03
    sec-butanol 1181.4
    n-hexane 212.69
    ethylene glycol 394.28
    NMP 1597.77
    cyclohexane 115.99
    DMSO 2702.09
    n-butyl acetate 1066.0
    n-octanol 393.15
    chloroform 830.6
    n-propyl acetate 685.62
    acetic acid 1159.68
    dichloromethane 762.29
    cyclohexanone 1478.92
    propylene glycol 613.66
    isopropyl acetate 621.28
    DMAc 868.32
    2-ethoxyethanol 960.31
    isopentanol 1343.57
    n-heptane 60.29
    ethyl formate 562.92
    1,2-dichloroethane 737.27
    n-hexanol 1146.7
    2-methoxyethanol 1695.53
    isobutyl acetate 439.06
    tetrachloromethane 205.21
    n-pentyl acetate 504.04
    transcutol 3093.09
    n-heptanol 457.82
    ethylbenzene 164.43
    MIBK 693.15
    2-propoxyethanol 1332.64
    tert-butanol 2084.19
    MTBE 1038.77
    2-butoxyethanol 798.22
    propionic acid 953.43
    o-xylene 176.73
    formic acid 553.98
    diethyl ether 639.8
    m-xylene 205.73
    p-xylene 232.14
    chlorobenzene 358.93
    dimethyl carbonate 158.09
    n-octane 26.58
    formamide 755.34
    cyclopentanone 1766.17
    2-pentanone 966.28
    anisole 373.76
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 986.86
    gamma-butyrolactone 1796.78
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1350.12
    pyridine 735.98
    3-pentanone 457.57
    furfural 1200.98
    n-dodecane 15.9
    diethylene glycol 815.3
    diisopropyl ether 289.32
    tert-amyl alcohol 1568.23
    acetylacetone 830.24
    n-hexadecane 18.41
    acetophenone 390.45
    methyl propionate 523.09
    isopentyl acetate 976.27
    trichloroethylene 1186.79
    n-nonanol 318.18
    cyclohexanol 987.16
    benzyl alcohol 423.88
    2-ethylhexanol 648.13
    isooctanol 405.71
    dipropyl ether 426.56
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 386.65
    ethyl lactate 277.41
    propylene carbonate 878.1
    n-methylformamide 1126.53
    2-pentanol 925.44
    n-pentane 95.1
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1046.0
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 787.0
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 545.91
    mesitylene 164.45
    ε-caprolactone 1230.72
    p-cymene 141.07
    epichlorohydrin 1457.42
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 610.15
    2-aminoethanol 994.22
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1227.6
    sulfolane 2258.29
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 71.16
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1697.73
    n-hexyl acetate 671.38
    isooctane 65.64
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 941.09
    sec-butyl acetate 471.04
    tert-butyl acetate 751.09
    decalin 82.62
    glycerin 650.81
    diglyme 1342.08
    acrylic acid 684.77
    isopropyl myristate 199.57
    n-butyric acid 1457.81
    acetyl acetate 349.59
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 226.65
    ethyl propionate 471.71
    nitromethane 1355.7
    1,2-diethoxyethane 769.13
    benzonitrile 494.91
    trioctyl phosphate 182.87
    1-bromopropane 392.89
    gamma-valerolactone 1828.47
    n-decanol 224.69
    triethyl phosphate 178.81
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 569.15
    propionitrile 547.76
    vinylene carbonate 657.02
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1050.41
    DMS 334.71
    cumene 148.33
    2-octanol 316.97
    2-hexanone 822.0
    octyl acetate 273.23
    limonene 251.55
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1253.19
    ethyl orthosilicate 193.21
    tributyl phosphate 244.27
    diacetone alcohol 1032.31
    N,N-dimethylaniline 295.24
    acrylonitrile 596.15
    aniline 444.58
    1,3-propanediol 1207.15
    bromobenzene 315.71
    dibromomethane 555.85
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1178.91
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 433.2
    tetrabutyl urea 286.27
    diisobutyl methanol 337.22
    2-phenylethanol 502.82
    styrene 192.74
    dioctyl adipate 299.77
    dimethyl sulfate 340.78
    ethyl butyrate 532.78
    methyl lactate 349.26
    butyl lactate 482.71
    diethyl carbonate 256.97
    propanediol butyl ether 874.02
    triethyl orthoformate 327.4
    p-tert-butyltoluene 144.85
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 400.87
    morpholine 1669.79
    tert-butylamine 1273.48
    n-dodecanol 157.91
    dimethoxymethane 687.49
    ethylene carbonate 557.96
    cyrene 468.53
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 602.13
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 703.41
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 444.05
    4-methylpyridine 776.36
    dibutyl ether 372.91
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 337.22
    DEF 948.6
    dimethyl isosorbide 836.56
    tetrachloroethylene 825.11
    eugenol 444.3
    triacetin 441.56
    span 80 579.23
    1,4-butanediol 530.8
    1,1-dichloroethane 647.23
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 966.86
    methyl formate 594.88
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1116.09
    n-decane 30.48
    butyronitrile 742.67
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 462.07
    1-chlorooctane 183.26
    1-chlorotetradecane 55.41
    n-nonane 31.61
    undecane 21.13
    tert-butylcyclohexane 97.33
    cyclooctane 38.59
    cyclopentanol 1222.19
    tetrahydropyran 1277.56
    tert-amyl methyl ether 689.88
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 800.31
    1-hexene 544.05
    2-isopropoxyethanol 761.43
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 294.13
    methyl butyrate 787.57

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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
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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