Vinyl alcohol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    557-75-5

    Molecular formula
    C2H4O

    SMILES
    C=CO

    Safety labels

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

  • Odor profile

    Pungent 58.27%
    Fruity 50.16%
    Sharp 46.41%
    Odorless 45.4%
    Ethereal 35.41%
    Alliaceous 31.28%
    Fermented 27.07%
    Fresh 21.5%
    Alcoholic 21.42%
    Green 20.42%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.5

    Molecular weight
    44.05 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Boiling point est.
    38°C

    Flash point est.
    9.7 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • Ethenol
    • VINYL ALCOHOL
    • Gohsenol
    • Mowiol
    • Poval
    • 557-75-5
    • Alcotex 17F-H
    • Rhodoviol
    • Elvanol
    • PVA
    • Alkotex
    • Gelvatol
    • Vinalak
    • Vinarol
    • Vinarole
    • Alvyl
    • Covol
    • Lemol
    • MFCD00081922
    • Gohsenol GH
    • Lamephil OJ
    • Sloviol R
    • Kuralon VP
    • Vinacol MH
    • Vinarol DT
    • Vinarol ST
    • Aracet APV
    • Enbra OV
    • EINECS 209-183-3
    • Gtohsenol GL 05
    • Cipoviol W 72
    • Gohsenol AH 22
    • Gohsenol GH 17
    • Gohsenol GH 20
    • Gohsenol GH 23
    • Gohsenol GL 03
    • Gohsenol GL 05
    • Gohsenol GL 08
    • Gohsenol GM 14
    • Gohsenol GM 14L
    • Gohsenol GM 94
    • Gohsenol KH 17
    • Gohsenol MG 14
    • Gohsenol NH 05
    • Gohsenol NH 17
    • Gohsenol NH 18
    • Gohsenol NH 20
    • Gohsenol NH 26
    • Gohsenol NL 05
    • Gohsenol NM 14
    • Vinavilol 2-98
    • Elvanol T 25
    • Gosenol KH-17
    • Sumitex H 10
    • Gelvatol 1-30
    • Gelvatol 1-60
    • Gelvatol 1-90
    • Gelvatol 2060
    • Gelvatol 2090
    • Gelvatol 3-91
    • Gohsenol N 300
    • Gohsenol NM 114
    • Rhodoviol 4/125
    • Elvanol 5105
    • Gelvatol 20-30
    • Rhodoviol 4-125P
    • Lemol GF-60
    • Poval 205S
    • Poval 217S
    • Poval C 17
    • Elvanol 51-05G
    • Elvanol 52-22G
    • Elvanol 73125G
    • Alcotex 88/05
    • Alcotex 88/10
    • Alcotex 99/10
    • Covol 971
    • Elvanol 50-42
    • Elvanol 52-22
    • Elvanol 70-05
    • Elvanol 71-30
    • Elvanol 90-50
    • Mowiol 4-88
    • Poval 117
    • Poval 120
    • Poval 203
    • Poval 205
    • Poval 217
    • Poval 420
    • Rhodoviol 16/200
    • Elvanol 522-22
    • Mowiol 26-88
    • Rhodoviol R 16/20
    • Lemol 5-88
    • Lemol 5-98
    • Poval 1700
    • Mowiol N 30-88
    • Mowiol N 50-98
    • Mowiol N 50/88
    • Mowiol N 70-98
    • Lemol 12-88
    • Lemol 16-98
    • Lemol 24-98
    • Lemol 30-98
    • Lemol 51-98
    • Lemol 60-98
    • Lemol 75-98
    • GLO 5
    • PVS 4
    • Vinol
    • PVA 008
    • GH 20
    • GL 02
    • GL 03
    • GM 14
    • NH 18
    • NM 11
    • NM 14
    • PVAL 45/02
    • PVAL 55/12
    • Gohsenol NL05
    • |E1-oxidanylethene
    • EP 160
    • FH 1500
    • Vinylon Film 2000
    • Vinylon Film 3000
    • Vinol 125
    • Vinol 205

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 222.7
    methanol 422.28
    isopropanol 119.87
    water 214.31
    ethyl acetate 23.25
    n-propanol 126.22
    acetone 111.37
    n-butanol 84.22
    acetonitrile 61.53
    DMF 415.91
    toluene 2.07
    isobutanol 78.34
    1,4-dioxane 57.9
    methyl acetate 46.18
    THF 96.5
    2-butanone 48.91
    n-pentanol 57.57
    sec-butanol 73.56
    n-hexane 2.74
    ethylene glycol 293.76
    NMP 169.39
    cyclohexane 2.17
    DMSO 281.49
    n-butyl acetate 25.72
    n-octanol 25.7
    chloroform 8.93
    n-propyl acetate 23.72
    acetic acid 315.43
    dichloromethane 8.73
    cyclohexanone 41.69
    propylene glycol 253.33
    isopropyl acetate 13.42
    DMAc 232.22
    2-ethoxyethanol 129.02
    isopentanol 48.98
    n-heptane 4.73
    ethyl formate 32.27
    1,2-dichloroethane 8.78
    n-hexanol 57.0
    2-methoxyethanol 246.75
    isobutyl acetate 15.86
    tetrachloromethane 3.86
    n-pentyl acetate 14.6
    transcutol 173.11
    n-heptanol 26.11
    ethylbenzene 1.98
    MIBK 15.74
    2-propoxyethanol 127.78
    tert-butanol 99.71
    MTBE 24.15
    2-butoxyethanol 61.95
    propionic acid 147.51
    o-xylene 3.44
    formic acid 286.12
    diethyl ether 20.16
    m-xylene 2.72
    p-xylene 3.03
    chlorobenzene 3.76
    dimethyl carbonate 26.24
    n-octane 1.45
    formamide 209.56
    cyclopentanone 69.55
    2-pentanone 27.05
    anisole 12.71
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 26.46
    gamma-butyrolactone 75.69
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 151.97
    pyridine 24.28
    3-pentanone 21.31
    furfural 69.65
    n-dodecane 1.38
    diethylene glycol 174.95
    diisopropyl ether 5.52
    tert-amyl alcohol 61.03
    acetylacetone 31.41
    n-hexadecane 1.39
    acetophenone 16.13
    methyl propionate 33.5
    isopentyl acetate 19.85
    trichloroethylene 13.84
    n-nonanol 21.17
    cyclohexanol 43.26
    benzyl alcohol 23.15
    2-ethylhexanol 24.49
    isooctanol 18.41
    dipropyl ether 23.4
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 4.46
    ethyl lactate 33.83
    propylene carbonate 33.07
    n-methylformamide 190.25
    2-pentanol 39.7
    n-pentane 2.97
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 88.58
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 30.71
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 61.0
    mesitylene 2.39
    ε-caprolactone 37.37
    p-cymene 4.48
    epichlorohydrin 42.65
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 6.09
    2-aminoethanol 294.78
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 152.36
    sulfolane 95.08
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 2.11
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 43.69
    n-hexyl acetate 21.52
    isooctane 1.46
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 77.86
    sec-butyl acetate 12.22
    tert-butyl acetate 15.5
    decalin 1.47
    glycerin 315.3
    diglyme 114.45
    acrylic acid 151.93
    isopropyl myristate 10.02
    n-butyric acid 81.89
    acetyl acetate 15.86
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 15.85
    ethyl propionate 20.55
    nitromethane 205.43
    1,2-diethoxyethane 29.06
    benzonitrile 15.26
    trioctyl phosphate 12.42
    1-bromopropane 5.17
    gamma-valerolactone 92.21
    n-decanol 16.16
    triethyl phosphate 12.38
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 19.16
    propionitrile 37.85
    vinylene carbonate 30.37
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 88.37
    DMS 23.69
    cumene 2.7
    2-octanol 13.57
    2-hexanone 25.63
    octyl acetate 16.19
    limonene 7.81
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 108.85
    ethyl orthosilicate 11.88
    tributyl phosphate 14.38
    diacetone alcohol 46.49
    N,N-dimethylaniline 13.8
    acrylonitrile 55.56
    aniline 15.65
    1,3-propanediol 204.42
    bromobenzene 1.92
    dibromomethane 5.18
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 14.16
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 16.91
    tetrabutyl urea 23.93
    diisobutyl methanol 12.46
    2-phenylethanol 23.19
    styrene 2.56
    dioctyl adipate 19.37
    dimethyl sulfate 44.6
    ethyl butyrate 20.04
    methyl lactate 62.09
    butyl lactate 26.55
    diethyl carbonate 13.9
    propanediol butyl ether 79.25
    triethyl orthoformate 17.17
    p-tert-butyltoluene 4.66
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 24.12
    morpholine 94.07
    tert-butylamine 44.49
    n-dodecanol 12.76
    dimethoxymethane 88.21
    ethylene carbonate 25.47
    cyrene 49.91
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 21.76
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 13.82
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 7.15
    4-methylpyridine 18.78
    dibutyl ether 13.49
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 12.46
    DEF 58.05
    dimethyl isosorbide 57.37
    tetrachloroethylene 12.1
    eugenol 33.89
    triacetin 31.51
    span 80 57.4
    1,4-butanediol 120.55
    1,1-dichloroethane 6.7
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 34.15
    methyl formate 102.61
    2-methyl-1-butanol 53.79
    n-decane 1.94
    butyronitrile 30.87
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 19.49
    1-chlorooctane 5.37
    1-chlorotetradecane 2.88
    n-nonane 1.84
    undecane 1.57
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1.9
    cyclooctane 0.92
    cyclopentanol 74.62
    tetrahydropyran 34.01
    tert-amyl methyl ether 19.84
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 93.15
    1-hexene 6.46
    2-isopropoxyethanol 72.43
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 115.19
    methyl butyrate 28.98

    Scent© AI

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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