Tetradecyl formate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    5451-63-8

    Molecular formula
    C15H30O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC=O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 69.1%
    Fatty 61.77%
    Fruity 60.68%
    Citrus 47.68%
    Oily 47.41%
    Fresh 41.53%
    Sweet 37.51%
    Floral 36.54%
    Clean 36.16%
    Rose 33.02%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 74.97%
    Soapy 45.96%
    Floral 39.72%
    Fatty 39.67%
    Rose 37.82%
    Oily 37.4%
    Clean 36.92%
    Sweet 36.6%
    Wax 33.69%
    Fat 33.42%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.8

    pKa est.
    7.32 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    242.4 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    304°C

    Flash point

    • 131.48 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Tetradecyl formate
    • 1-Tetradecanol, formate
    • 5451-63-8
    • n-Tetradecylformate
    • AI3-30498
    • Q9MJK4NH95
    • NSC-21843
    • BRN 1777142
    • n-tetradecyl formate
    • Tetradecyl formate, N-
    • UNII-Q9MJK4NH95
    • 1-Tetradecanol, 1-formate
    • SCHEMBL77312
    • SCHEMBL77313
    • DTXSID3041291
    • SJBKZSQQFOWRQX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • NSC21843
    • NSC 21843
    • NS00125315
    • 5451-63-8

  • Applications

    Tetradecyl formate may be used as a fragrance ingredient and fixative in perfumery and personal care products; it can function as a solvent or co-solvent in coatings, inks, and adhesives; it may serve as an emollient or plasticizer in cosmetics and polymer formulations; it is sometimes employed as an intermediate in organic synthesis to prepare other esters; it may also be considered as a solvent or additive in cleaning and household formulations; usage is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 151.14
    methanol 120.74
    isopropanol 218.38
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 761.46
    n-propanol 185.06
    acetone 537.08
    n-butanol 220.71
    acetonitrile 209.34
    DMF 607.5
    toluene 277.37
    isobutanol 192.35
    1,4-dioxane 626.49
    methyl acetate 412.31
    THF 1796.84
    2-butanone 626.29
    n-pentanol 181.67
    sec-butanol 220.75
    n-hexane 135.04
    ethylene glycol 8.45
    NMP 955.79
    cyclohexane 404.88
    DMSO 893.33
    n-butyl acetate 892.35
    n-octanol 146.87
    chloroform 1522.21
    n-propyl acetate 839.03
    acetic acid 173.53
    dichloromethane 1620.94
    cyclohexanone 1607.42
    propylene glycol 31.23
    isopropyl acetate 679.41
    DMAc 609.91
    2-ethoxyethanol 314.86
    isopentanol 293.24
    n-heptane 124.11
    ethyl formate 282.56
    1,2-dichloroethane 1340.41
    n-hexanol 222.45
    2-methoxyethanol 357.72
    isobutyl acetate 526.85
    tetrachloromethane 342.35
    n-pentyl acetate 723.89
    transcutol 1438.13
    n-heptanol 133.99
    ethylbenzene 207.99
    MIBK 612.66
    2-propoxyethanol 419.92
    tert-butanol 408.44
    MTBE 615.17
    2-butoxyethanol 334.98
    propionic acid 210.53
    o-xylene 222.04
    formic acid 22.22
    diethyl ether 565.27
    m-xylene 227.6
    p-xylene 286.1
    chlorobenzene 499.1
    dimethyl carbonate 115.99
    n-octane 42.82
    formamide 57.56
    cyclopentanone 1604.4
    2-pentanone 745.91
    anisole 401.44
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1046.18
    gamma-butyrolactone 1395.24
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 431.98
    pyridine 801.65
    3-pentanone 522.74
    furfural 900.24
    n-dodecane 21.26
    diethylene glycol 135.52
    diisopropyl ether 279.31
    tert-amyl alcohol 360.2
    acetylacetone 844.8
    n-hexadecane 26.97
    acetophenone 461.55
    methyl propionate 453.57
    isopentyl acetate 782.95
    trichloroethylene 2017.3
    n-nonanol 145.37
    cyclohexanol 470.41
    benzyl alcohol 235.17
    2-ethylhexanol 252.2
    isooctanol 160.2
    dipropyl ether 675.79
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 575.08
    ethyl lactate 222.2
    propylene carbonate 727.89
    n-methylformamide 193.18
    2-pentanol 223.55
    n-pentane 75.0
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 504.46
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 654.96
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 306.91
    mesitylene 194.41
    ε-caprolactone 1197.97
    p-cymene 177.07
    epichlorohydrin 1543.52
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1384.5
    2-aminoethanol 42.37
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 771.87
    sulfolane 1991.81
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 51.89
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1310.68
    n-hexyl acetate 664.64
    isooctane 41.98
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 436.31
    sec-butyl acetate 627.28
    tert-butyl acetate 839.74
    decalin 124.7
    glycerin 48.75
    diglyme 1021.65
    acrylic acid 127.95
    isopropyl myristate 240.68
    n-butyric acid 554.65
    acetyl acetate 411.3
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 149.13
    ethyl propionate 692.63
    nitromethane 475.87
    1,2-diethoxyethane 823.29
    benzonitrile 373.32
    trioctyl phosphate 126.37
    1-bromopropane 822.02
    gamma-valerolactone 1611.89
    n-decanol 98.71
    triethyl phosphate 293.25
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 176.06
    propionitrile 279.5
    vinylene carbonate 481.82
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 804.21
    DMS 336.28
    cumene 155.31
    2-octanol 134.8
    2-hexanone 691.59
    octyl acetate 262.4
    limonene 333.6
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 959.99
    ethyl orthosilicate 290.75
    tributyl phosphate 185.58
    diacetone alcohol 618.77
    N,N-dimethylaniline 273.47
    acrylonitrile 278.84
    aniline 261.47
    1,3-propanediol 106.87
    bromobenzene 641.21
    dibromomethane 1130.66
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2005.44
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 528.67
    tetrabutyl urea 257.23
    diisobutyl methanol 208.93
    2-phenylethanol 245.21
    styrene 264.63
    dioctyl adipate 349.11
    dimethyl sulfate 267.54
    ethyl butyrate 797.37
    methyl lactate 149.31
    butyl lactate 372.75
    diethyl carbonate 394.26
    propanediol butyl ether 229.03
    triethyl orthoformate 533.42
    p-tert-butyltoluene 169.31
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 408.13
    morpholine 976.95
    tert-butylamine 304.0
    n-dodecanol 73.75
    dimethoxymethane 407.26
    ethylene carbonate 469.31
    cyrene 317.32
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 657.44
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 663.81
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 628.66
    4-methylpyridine 733.02
    dibutyl ether 562.42
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 208.93
    DEF 791.23
    dimethyl isosorbide 773.46
    tetrachloroethylene 1141.72
    eugenol 299.53
    triacetin 556.76
    span 80 314.58
    1,4-butanediol 43.32
    1,1-dichloroethane 1135.1
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 211.28
    methyl formate 135.4
    2-methyl-1-butanol 240.35
    n-decane 50.23
    butyronitrile 396.0
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 202.66
    1-chlorooctane 236.18
    1-chlorotetradecane 72.25
    n-nonane 53.68
    undecane 30.43
    tert-butylcyclohexane 97.06
    cyclooctane 103.02
    cyclopentanol 445.06
    tetrahydropyran 1301.0
    tert-amyl methyl ether 503.48
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 571.64
    1-hexene 326.63
    2-isopropoxyethanol 306.22
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 67.07
    methyl butyrate 955.91

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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