(r)-4-Methylhexanal

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C7H14O

    SMILES
    CC[C@@H](C)CCC=O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 86.47%
    Fresh 66.01%
    Aldehydic 60.12%
    Fatty 59.19%
    Fruity 56.46%
    Sweet 53.35%
    Citrus 48.31%
    Floral 45.34%
    Melon 36.55%
    Leafy 33.54%

     

    Flavor
    Green 80.6%
    Fatty 61.5%
    Aldehydic 60.29%
    Fresh 53.9%
    Fruity 52.49%
    Citrus 50.97%
    Fat 49.31%
    Waxy 47.22%
    Herbal 39.76%
    Soap 37.51%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.9

    pKa est.
    8.06 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    114.19 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Boiling point est.
    148°C

    Flash point

    • 41.74 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • (r)-4-methylhexanal
    • SCHEMBL10146424
    • GIGNTOMJQYNUNL-SSDOTTSWSA-N
  • Applications

    (r)-4-Methylhexanal is a chiral aldehyde primarily used as a chemical intermediate in the synthesis of fragrance and flavor compounds, acting as a building block for aroma ingredients in perfumery and the food flavor sector; it may also be employed in cosmetics/personal care formulations as a fragrance precursor, and in industrial manufacturing as an intermediate for the preparation of other specialty chemicals.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1455.51
    methanol 1039.55
    isopropanol 1115.46
    water 0.57
    ethyl acetate 1333.23
    n-propanol 1115.53
    acetone 1508.5
    n-butanol 1125.8
    acetonitrile 844.02
    DMF 978.38
    toluene 258.15
    isobutanol 765.11
    1,4-dioxane 1455.91
    methyl acetate 955.29
    THF 2407.79
    2-butanone 1240.38
    n-pentanol 594.73
    sec-butanol 849.15
    n-hexane 114.43
    ethylene glycol 231.72
    NMP 923.15
    cyclohexane 156.22
    DMSO 1329.51
    n-butyl acetate 1328.86
    n-octanol 273.38
    chloroform 1799.06
    n-propyl acetate 620.84
    acetic acid 920.08
    dichloromethane 1814.0
    cyclohexanone 1606.14
    propylene glycol 370.55
    isopropyl acetate 686.8
    DMAc 523.97
    2-ethoxyethanol 661.2
    isopentanol 910.09
    n-heptane 113.37
    ethyl formate 746.18
    1,2-dichloroethane 1245.45
    n-hexanol 1110.98
    2-methoxyethanol 1297.59
    isobutyl acetate 368.66
    tetrachloromethane 351.19
    n-pentyl acetate 435.79
    transcutol 2737.88
    n-heptanol 302.15
    ethylbenzene 157.21
    MIBK 545.15
    2-propoxyethanol 1429.39
    tert-butanol 1235.0
    MTBE 868.85
    2-butoxyethanol 552.3
    propionic acid 865.29
    o-xylene 172.25
    formic acid 237.94
    diethyl ether 905.49
    m-xylene 212.42
    p-xylene 199.87
    chlorobenzene 535.52
    dimethyl carbonate 194.12
    n-octane 32.57
    formamide 343.54
    cyclopentanone 1895.98
    2-pentanone 1094.43
    anisole 358.12
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 896.44
    gamma-butyrolactone 1997.11
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1078.61
    pyridine 1006.82
    3-pentanone 603.64
    furfural 1218.97
    n-dodecane 21.94
    diethylene glycol 808.26
    diisopropyl ether 256.53
    tert-amyl alcohol 829.92
    acetylacetone 1009.98
    n-hexadecane 25.42
    acetophenone 328.58
    methyl propionate 741.37
    isopentyl acetate 1018.8
    trichloroethylene 2193.15
    n-nonanol 227.74
    cyclohexanol 793.04
    benzyl alcohol 312.54
    2-ethylhexanol 577.2
    isooctanol 233.72
    dipropyl ether 670.52
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 481.18
    ethyl lactate 245.29
    propylene carbonate 994.71
    n-methylformamide 681.04
    2-pentanol 675.46
    n-pentane 99.2
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1128.92
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 983.32
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 480.58
    mesitylene 136.96
    ε-caprolactone 1227.26
    p-cymene 170.66
    epichlorohydrin 2052.25
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1210.75
    2-aminoethanol 494.14
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 964.73
    sulfolane 1739.52
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 50.42
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1913.04
    n-hexyl acetate 597.55
    isooctane 47.21
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 729.93
    sec-butyl acetate 415.83
    tert-butyl acetate 736.28
    decalin 67.78
    glycerin 395.81
    diglyme 1229.46
    acrylic acid 608.07
    isopropyl myristate 214.12
    n-butyric acid 1588.86
    acetyl acetate 595.68
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 185.88
    ethyl propionate 525.67
    nitromethane 1378.6
    1,2-diethoxyethane 992.33
    benzonitrile 523.68
    trioctyl phosphate 153.01
    1-bromopropane 786.34
    gamma-valerolactone 1967.56
    n-decanol 166.5
    triethyl phosphate 206.53
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 346.55
    propionitrile 821.06
    vinylene carbonate 753.27
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 960.63
    DMS 382.63
    cumene 117.32
    2-octanol 194.74
    2-hexanone 645.1
    octyl acetate 265.59
    limonene 308.54
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1061.82
    ethyl orthosilicate 213.48
    tributyl phosphate 209.41
    diacetone alcohol 819.56
    N,N-dimethylaniline 197.84
    acrylonitrile 878.07
    aniline 420.41
    1,3-propanediol 854.68
    bromobenzene 531.94
    dibromomethane 1199.16
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1504.62
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 421.15
    tetrabutyl urea 229.57
    diisobutyl methanol 295.56
    2-phenylethanol 467.15
    styrene 194.73
    dioctyl adipate 302.0
    dimethyl sulfate 288.75
    ethyl butyrate 753.95
    methyl lactate 321.71
    butyl lactate 362.63
    diethyl carbonate 422.01
    propanediol butyl ether 487.49
    triethyl orthoformate 426.4
    p-tert-butyltoluene 169.81
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 313.68
    morpholine 1828.55
    tert-butylamine 729.43
    n-dodecanol 124.51
    dimethoxymethane 620.52
    ethylene carbonate 652.68
    cyrene 310.0
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 624.16
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 718.27
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 505.2
    4-methylpyridine 848.19
    dibutyl ether 405.13
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 295.56
    DEF 798.38
    dimethyl isosorbide 804.48
    tetrachloroethylene 1002.42
    eugenol 349.99
    triacetin 451.53
    span 80 489.43
    1,4-butanediol 258.82
    1,1-dichloroethane 1334.0
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 491.39
    methyl formate 495.51
    2-methyl-1-butanol 733.74
    n-decane 38.24
    butyronitrile 1045.96
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 324.65
    1-chlorooctane 181.76
    1-chlorotetradecane 65.23
    n-nonane 39.79
    undecane 28.29
    tert-butylcyclohexane 68.76
    cyclooctane 44.73
    cyclopentanol 979.68
    tetrahydropyran 1798.8
    tert-amyl methyl ether 526.23
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 723.25
    1-hexene 402.91
    2-isopropoxyethanol 484.66
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 247.33
    methyl butyrate 720.07

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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
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