Steppogenin

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    56486-94-3

    Molecular formula
    C15H12O6

    SMILES
    C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Phenolic 55.79%
    Odorless 55.5%
    Burnt 27.68%
    Spicy 27.53%
    Nutty 27.23%
    Medicinal 24.73%
    Vanilla 23.37%
    Sweet 23.25%
    Smoky 22.42%
    Bitter 21.36%

     

    Flavor
    Bitter 93.41%
    Odorless 24.63%
    Bland 21.98%
    Sweet-like 21.36%
    Cedarleaf 20.92%
    Lovage 20.05%
    Parsley 19.74%
    Nitrile 19.67%
    Very strong 19.6%
    Indole 19.57%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.0

    pKa est.
    10.79 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    288.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    656°C

    Melting point expt.

    • 255 - 257 °C

    Flash point

    • 269.8 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one
    • DTXSID101318233
    • RefChem:185582
    • DTXCID101748020
    • 56486-94-3
    • Steppogenin
    • Norartocarpanone
    • 121694-88-0
    • CHEMBL465194
    • SCHEMBL677660
    • orb1990709
    • SCHEMBL29649083
    • CHEBI:174745
    • 5,7,2',4'-tetrahydroxyflavanone
    • BDBM50269605
    • LMPK12140533
    • AKOS040736149
    • 2-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychroman-4-one
    • 56486-94-3

  • Applications

    Steppogenin (CAS 56486-94-3) is primarily used as an intermediate and building block in organic synthesis. It is commonly evaluated as a precursor for the development of pharmaceutical and agrochemical candidates. Additionally, it may find use in industrial manufacturing as a specialized building block for polymer materials and coatings formulations, and in fragrance/cosmetics research as part of an exploratory ingredient library. The compound may also be considered for related materials science applications where a defined aromatic/steroidal-like core is advantageous, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 0.58
    methanol 26.49
    isopropanol 11.27
    water 0.85
    ethyl acetate 36.7
    n-propanol 6.08
    acetone 117.6
    n-butanol 6.2
    acetonitrile 79.91
    DMF 712.89
    toluene 0.54
    isobutanol 6.83
    1,4-dioxane 86.85
    methyl acetate 66.63
    THF 219.35
    2-butanone 51.62
    n-pentanol 6.83
    sec-butanol 6.38
    n-hexane 0.03
    ethylene glycol 83.28
    NMP 252.38
    cyclohexane 0.03
    DMSO 2675.03
    n-butyl acetate 21.2
    n-octanol 7.16
    chloroform 0.37
    n-propyl acetate 34.9
    acetic acid 78.75
    dichloromethane 0.44
    cyclohexanone 41.72
    propylene glycol 113.63
    isopropyl acetate 27.81
    DMAc 486.87
    2-ethoxyethanol 177.63
    isopentanol 9.75
    n-heptane 0.09
    ethyl formate 38.84
    1,2-dichloroethane 1.53
    n-hexanol 3.53
    2-methoxyethanol 342.32
    isobutyl acetate 17.65
    tetrachloromethane 0.1
    n-pentyl acetate 13.77
    transcutol 720.25
    n-heptanol 4.33
    ethylbenzene 0.44
    MIBK 29.15
    2-propoxyethanol 157.74
    tert-butanol 35.56
    MTBE 7.5
    2-butoxyethanol 53.27
    propionic acid 46.28
    o-xylene 0.75
    formic acid 89.27
    diethyl ether 4.59
    m-xylene 0.86
    p-xylene 0.81
    chlorobenzene 0.71
    dimethyl carbonate 101.43
    n-octane 0.06
    formamide 214.11
    cyclopentanone 140.69
    2-pentanone 37.64
    anisole 9.5
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 17.62
    gamma-butyrolactone 268.62
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 333.99
    pyridine 11.37
    3-pentanone 22.01
    furfural 130.99
    n-dodecane 0.15
    diethylene glycol 302.66
    diisopropyl ether 2.06
    tert-amyl alcohol 12.69
    acetylacetone 181.1
    n-hexadecane 0.18
    acetophenone 18.12
    methyl propionate 69.63
    isopentyl acetate 19.73
    trichloroethylene 3.1
    n-nonanol 7.56
    cyclohexanol 6.1
    benzyl alcohol 11.42
    2-ethylhexanol 3.54
    isooctanol 4.47
    dipropyl ether 9.87
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1.19
    ethyl lactate 70.42
    propylene carbonate 69.81
    n-methylformamide 283.75
    2-pentanol 5.77
    n-pentane 0.03
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 111.13
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 90.8
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 106.08
    mesitylene 0.84
    ε-caprolactone 50.77
    p-cymene 1.03
    epichlorohydrin 125.03
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1.15
    2-aminoethanol 57.98
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 342.26
    sulfolane 471.04
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.06
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 25.13
    n-hexyl acetate 21.61
    isooctane 0.08
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 164.55
    sec-butyl acetate 16.4
    tert-butyl acetate 39.28
    decalin 0.07
    glycerin 363.94
    diglyme 293.55
    acrylic acid 68.9
    isopropyl myristate 10.97
    n-butyric acid 40.74
    acetyl acetate 38.85
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 12.45
    ethyl propionate 32.95
    nitromethane 799.03
    1,2-diethoxyethane 65.87
    benzonitrile 10.4
    trioctyl phosphate 10.82
    1-bromopropane 0.31
    gamma-valerolactone 331.06
    n-decanol 6.03
    triethyl phosphate 17.2
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 6.35
    propionitrile 26.71
    vinylene carbonate 53.76
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 127.84
    DMS 48.23
    cumene 0.51
    2-octanol 3.53
    2-hexanone 25.33
    octyl acetate 14.39
    limonene 1.28
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 220.84
    ethyl orthosilicate 14.2
    tributyl phosphate 15.77
    diacetone alcohol 127.06
    N,N-dimethylaniline 6.64
    acrylonitrile 70.82
    aniline 3.39
    1,3-propanediol 74.15
    bromobenzene 0.38
    dibromomethane 0.17
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3.75
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 15.56
    tetrabutyl urea 25.17
    diisobutyl methanol 5.45
    2-phenylethanol 10.09
    styrene 0.5
    dioctyl adipate 22.91
    dimethyl sulfate 197.31
    ethyl butyrate 23.57
    methyl lactate 186.87
    butyl lactate 38.09
    diethyl carbonate 18.94
    propanediol butyl ether 99.01
    triethyl orthoformate 25.26
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1.22
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 31.91
    morpholine 99.82
    tert-butylamine 4.34
    n-dodecanol 4.63
    dimethoxymethane 311.85
    ethylene carbonate 49.13
    cyrene 110.39
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 46.89
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 11.22
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2.21
    4-methylpyridine 10.8
    dibutyl ether 9.97
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 5.45
    DEF 62.66
    dimethyl isosorbide 205.04
    tetrachloroethylene 1.23
    eugenol 41.05
    triacetin 65.48
    span 80 51.87
    1,4-butanediol 43.11
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.87
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 6.21
    methyl formate 267.59
    2-methyl-1-butanol 6.27
    n-decane 0.21
    butyronitrile 13.74
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 8.17
    1-chlorooctane 1.1
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.71
    n-nonane 0.14
    undecane 0.18
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.08
    cyclooctane 0.03
    cyclopentanol 14.46
    tetrahydropyran 10.87
    tert-amyl methyl ether 6.69
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 222.15
    1-hexene 0.16
    2-isopropoxyethanol 93.32
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 61.97
    methyl butyrate 43.85

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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