Geranyl 2-methylpropanoate is a carboxylic ester.
Definition
Geranyl 2-methylpropanoate is a carboxylic ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII M9941BHL2O · registered name NERYL ISOBUTYRATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
NERYL ISOBUTYRATEINCIPropanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl ester, (Z)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2345-24-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 219-061-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID30883828
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID801023314
- IUPAC
- (2Z)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl 2-methylpropanoate
- Molecular formula
- C14H24O2
- Molecular weight
- 224.344 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless liquid/sweet, rose odour
- Boiling point
- 135.00 °C. @ 13.00 mm Hg · 232 °C
- Solubility
- practically insoluble in water · 1 ml in 5 ml 80% alcohol (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.88-0.90 (d20/4)
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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.
- Fragrance2
- 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