Tetradecylbenzene

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1459-10-5

    Molecular formula
    C20H34

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC1=CC=CC=C1

    Safety labels

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    Waxy 77.1%
    Fatty 44.28%
    Oily 36.16%
    Sweet 22.05%
    Fishy 20.49%
    Odorless 19.17%
    Balsamic 17.71%
    Burnt 17.69%
    Meaty 17.51%
    Gassy 15.76%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    9.9

    Molecular weight
    274.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 61 °F (USCG, 1999)
    • 16.15 °C

    Boiling point

    • 678 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999)
    • 359 °C

    Flash point est.
    162.11 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • TETRADECYLBENZENE
    • 1459-10-5
    • 1-Phenyltetradecane
    • Benzene, tetradecyl-
    • Tetradecane, 1-phenyl-
    • n-Tetradecylbenzene
    • tetradecylbenzol
    • HSDB 5170
    • UNII-I0Y9J0O95A
    • Phenyl-n-tetradecane
    • I0Y9J0O95A
    • EINECS 215-950-3
    • MFCD00015080
    • 1-PHENYL-N-TETRADECANE
    • DTXSID1051729
    • 1-PHENYLTETRADECANE [HSDB]
    • 1-Tetradecylbenzene
    • Myristylbenzene
    • nTetradecylbenzene
    • 1Phenyltetradecane
    • Benzene, tetradecyl
    • Benzene,tetradecyl-
    • Tetradecane, 1phenyl
    • DTXCID1030284
    • AKOS015839788
    • 1-Phenyltetradecane, analytical standard
    • AS-56894
    • SY048146
    • CS-0328706
    • NS00024763
    • T0866
    • D92408
    • Q27280212
    • 215-950-3

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 291.1
    methanol 105.76
    isopropanol 369.85
    water 0.0
    ethyl acetate 2833.5
    n-propanol 415.38
    acetone 2414.51
    n-butanol 593.22
    acetonitrile 412.07
    DMF 1018.42
    toluene 1579.62
    isobutanol 411.56
    1,4-dioxane 2982.65
    methyl acetate 1301.58
    THF 6334.04
    2-butanone 2144.12
    n-pentanol 412.82
    sec-butanol 498.93
    n-hexane 1435.83
    ethylene glycol 6.96
    NMP 1471.03
    cyclohexane 4231.96
    DMSO 1256.01
    n-butyl acetate 4589.6
    n-octanol 391.33
    chloroform 3793.54
    n-propyl acetate 2558.28
    acetic acid 192.65
    dichloromethane 4830.59
    cyclohexanone 4642.52
    propylene glycol 29.37
    isopropyl acetate 2595.74
    DMAc 1353.02
    2-ethoxyethanol 455.2
    isopentanol 781.45
    n-heptane 2377.75
    ethyl formate 666.09
    1,2-dichloroethane 4631.52
    n-hexanol 767.92
    2-methoxyethanol 499.77
    isobutyl acetate 1848.03
    tetrachloromethane 1338.56
    n-pentyl acetate 2135.9
    transcutol 3160.85
    n-heptanol 418.93
    ethylbenzene 861.09
    MIBK 2167.54
    2-propoxyethanol 856.03
    tert-butanol 865.43
    MTBE 3051.04
    2-butoxyethanol 624.82
    propionic acid 282.0
    o-xylene 981.75
    formic acid 10.2
    diethyl ether 4262.79
    m-xylene 952.01
    p-xylene 1147.2
    chlorobenzene 1622.11
    dimethyl carbonate 418.66
    n-octane 535.86
    formamide 29.72
    cyclopentanone 3808.13
    2-pentanone 2909.95
    anisole 1303.52
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4086.81
    gamma-butyrolactone 2651.53
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 593.63
    pyridine 2381.5
    3-pentanone 2437.64
    furfural 1253.53
    n-dodecane 186.91
    diethylene glycol 175.29
    diisopropyl ether 2024.11
    tert-amyl alcohol 788.09
    acetylacetone 2535.48
    n-hexadecane 238.52
    acetophenone 1173.87
    methyl propionate 1491.01
    isopentyl acetate 3877.75
    trichloroethylene 4778.1
    n-nonanol 440.27
    cyclohexanol 1166.34
    benzyl alcohol 385.25
    2-ethylhexanol 1268.63
    isooctanol 522.32
    dipropyl ether 6907.6
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1615.01
    ethyl lactate 375.93
    propylene carbonate 1555.29
    n-methylformamide 202.27
    2-pentanol 659.92
    n-pentane 922.64
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1372.1
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2564.45
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 637.29
    mesitylene 811.58
    ε-caprolactone 2957.14
    p-cymene 963.73
    epichlorohydrin 3464.74
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4581.38
    2-aminoethanol 36.82
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1370.85
    sulfolane 2893.6
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 398.94
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5019.46
    n-hexyl acetate 1843.98
    isooctane 342.54
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 868.7
    sec-butyl acetate 2104.65
    tert-butyl acetate 3402.52
    decalin 881.09
    glycerin 39.08
    diglyme 2610.29
    acrylic acid 137.64
    isopropyl myristate 962.88
    n-butyric acid 1018.03
    acetyl acetate 1450.61
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 376.97
    ethyl propionate 2303.06
    nitromethane 590.07
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4851.21
    benzonitrile 716.36
    trioctyl phosphate 355.31
    1-bromopropane 4012.39
    gamma-valerolactone 2849.24
    n-decanol 322.01
    triethyl phosphate 1147.45
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 526.65
    propionitrile 660.44
    vinylene carbonate 925.05
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1067.75
    DMS 991.64
    cumene 616.32
    2-octanol 404.77
    2-hexanone 2258.37
    octyl acetate 896.8
    limonene 2121.89
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2498.7
    ethyl orthosilicate 1295.11
    tributyl phosphate 538.9
    diacetone alcohol 1389.22
    N,N-dimethylaniline 888.69
    acrylonitrile 440.7
    aniline 775.58
    1,3-propanediol 136.98
    bromobenzene 2291.44
    dibromomethane 3744.1
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4529.8
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1916.18
    tetrabutyl urea 771.77
    diisobutyl methanol 1153.57
    2-phenylethanol 535.81
    styrene 1073.38
    dioctyl adipate 1062.52
    dimethyl sulfate 662.59
    ethyl butyrate 4609.34
    methyl lactate 236.82
    butyl lactate 725.51
    diethyl carbonate 2068.64
    propanediol butyl ether 292.53
    triethyl orthoformate 2884.99
    p-tert-butyltoluene 914.52
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1019.72
    morpholine 3016.59
    tert-butylamine 839.7
    n-dodecanol 267.88
    dimethoxymethane 1525.92
    ethylene carbonate 1175.42
    cyrene 475.03
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2019.94
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3523.14
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1642.35
    4-methylpyridine 2241.9
    dibutyl ether 3485.09
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1153.57
    DEF 2635.26
    dimethyl isosorbide 1603.71
    tetrachloroethylene 2662.04
    eugenol 547.84
    triacetin 1297.71
    span 80 583.65
    1,4-butanediol 47.4
    1,1-dichloroethane 3604.65
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 555.59
    methyl formate 196.31
    2-methyl-1-butanol 608.8
    n-decane 445.9
    butyronitrile 1105.63
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 715.87
    1-chlorooctane 1128.35
    1-chlorotetradecane 402.78
    n-nonane 498.63
    undecane 267.5
    tert-butylcyclohexane 668.65
    cyclooctane 1298.19
    cyclopentanol 828.23
    tetrahydropyran 6673.36
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2150.05
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1380.31
    1-hexene 2174.41
    2-isopropoxyethanol 519.61
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 63.09
    methyl butyrate 2753.33

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IFRA standard 51

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