Geranyl 3-methylbutanoate is a carboxylic ester.
Definition
Geranyl 3-methylbutanoate is a carboxylic ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII OPO8694RK3 · registered name GERANYL ISOVALERATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
GERANYL ISOVALERATEINCIButanoic acid, 3-methyl-, 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl ester, (E)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 109-20-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-655-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID10883184
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID40909063
- IUPAC
- (2E)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl 3-methylbutanoate
- Molecular formula
- C15H26O2
- Molecular weight
- 238.371 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless to pale yellow liquid/rose odour
- Boiling point
- 279 °C
- Solubility
- soluble in alcohol, most fixed oils, insoluble in water · (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.878-0.899
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 5 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata