1-(4-Methylphenyl)nonan-1-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C16H24O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 67.74%
    Herbal 44.45%
    Sweet 43.71%
    Waxy 43.33%
    Balsamic 42.49%
    Fresh 36.65%
    Jasmin 36.31%
    Oily 34.73%
    Fatty 33.3%
    Fruity 32.78%

     

    Flavor
    Herbal 62.64%
    Woody 39.24%
    Spicy 36.66%
    Jasmin 30.98%
    Balsam 29.8%
    Fresh 29.54%
    Celery 26.88%
    Floral 26.14%
    Warm 24.51%
    Oily 24.3%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.5

    pKa est.
    8.16 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    232.36 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    330°C

    Flash point

    • 134.72 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL19047793
    • AKOS012718958
  • Applications

    1-(4-Methylphenyl)nonan-1-one is an aryl ketone with a long alkyl chain, primarily used as a fragrance ingredient and synthesis intermediate in fragrance chemistry. In practice, it is commonly employed as a fragrance component in perfumery and cosmetics/personal care, and may function as an odorant or fixative in household and cleaning products. As a building block for the synthesis of other aroma compounds, it is often evaluated as an intermediate for producing additional aryl ketones. It may also be considered for broader industrial applications where fragrance additives are used, with use subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 9071.02
    methanol 8038.25
    isopropanol 6682.16
    water 0.1
    ethyl acetate 15914.65
    n-propanol 7750.46
    acetone 19140.79
    n-butanol 6172.17
    acetonitrile 13779.02
    DMF 11197.11
    toluene 3447.49
    isobutanol 4935.18
    1,4-dioxane 9602.23
    methyl acetate 9219.05
    THF 8379.31
    2-butanone 12090.51
    n-pentanol 3048.39
    sec-butanol 4801.58
    n-hexane 681.42
    ethylene glycol 238.64
    NMP 4627.62
    cyclohexane 1252.58
    DMSO 6744.73
    n-butyl acetate 7643.58
    n-octanol 760.99
    chloroform 13707.01
    n-propyl acetate 6598.59
    acetic acid 3114.35
    dichloromethane 17506.21
    cyclohexanone 12430.59
    propylene glycol 597.79
    isopropyl acetate 7653.18
    DMAc 5879.79
    2-ethoxyethanol 3412.87
    isopentanol 4453.28
    n-heptane 228.44
    ethyl formate 5241.91
    1,2-dichloroethane 14374.84
    n-hexanol 2944.11
    2-methoxyethanol 6514.36
    isobutyl acetate 3064.86
    tetrachloromethane 1672.62
    n-pentyl acetate 2903.73
    transcutol 12477.35
    n-heptanol 843.52
    ethylbenzene 1486.08
    MIBK 4123.49
    2-propoxyethanol 4162.13
    tert-butanol 5696.15
    MTBE 9406.58
    2-butoxyethanol 1823.83
    propionic acid 3463.42
    o-xylene 1368.9
    formic acid 433.92
    diethyl ether 14702.08
    m-xylene 1637.59
    p-xylene 1743.57
    chlorobenzene 4418.4
    dimethyl carbonate 1698.48
    n-octane 90.48
    formamide 1424.54
    cyclopentanone 9116.61
    2-pentanone 11239.46
    anisole 2985.59
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 5495.54
    gamma-butyrolactone 8032.14
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 4645.9
    pyridine 9698.47
    3-pentanone 6704.16
    furfural 4656.38
    n-dodecane 57.63
    diethylene glycol 1472.9
    diisopropyl ether 2369.4
    tert-amyl alcohol 3759.98
    acetylacetone 7536.65
    n-hexadecane 72.54
    acetophenone 2357.87
    methyl propionate 7797.19
    isopentyl acetate 5408.35
    trichloroethylene 18155.07
    n-nonanol 671.22
    cyclohexanol 4075.05
    benzyl alcohol 1724.07
    2-ethylhexanol 1645.6
    isooctanol 737.81
    dipropyl ether 3662.24
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3347.05
    ethyl lactate 1073.64
    propylene carbonate 4063.8
    n-methylformamide 5067.55
    2-pentanol 3889.58
    n-pentane 473.47
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3252.64
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4266.01
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1264.03
    mesitylene 894.86
    ε-caprolactone 8328.93
    p-cymene 578.04
    epichlorohydrin 11369.46
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 9384.64
    2-aminoethanol 1195.85
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 5019.11
    sulfolane 5838.63
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 190.05
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 8638.06
    n-hexyl acetate 3032.38
    isooctane 152.71
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2140.25
    sec-butyl acetate 3744.0
    tert-butyl acetate 5251.83
    decalin 369.98
    glycerin 548.81
    diglyme 5085.68
    acrylic acid 1776.97
    isopropyl myristate 869.14
    n-butyric acid 7834.84
    acetyl acetate 4639.37
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 543.04
    ethyl propionate 5239.22
    nitromethane 9343.85
    1,2-diethoxyethane 6870.0
    benzonitrile 3409.42
    trioctyl phosphate 407.19
    1-bromopropane 8665.5
    gamma-valerolactone 10687.35
    n-decanol 450.44
    triethyl phosphate 816.25
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1452.37
    propionitrile 8955.78
    vinylene carbonate 3504.77
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3740.49
    DMS 2177.31
    cumene 731.21
    2-octanol 620.03
    2-hexanone 5436.45
    octyl acetate 1040.02
    limonene 1092.19
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 8010.85
    ethyl orthosilicate 843.77
    tributyl phosphate 640.43
    diacetone alcohol 3172.08
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1299.54
    acrylonitrile 7614.89
    aniline 3526.17
    1,3-propanediol 2405.6
    bromobenzene 4875.4
    dibromomethane 11263.69
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 13114.09
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1602.49
    tetrabutyl urea 823.58
    diisobutyl methanol 788.54
    2-phenylethanol 1597.73
    styrene 2352.92
    dioctyl adipate 1093.48
    dimethyl sulfate 1816.98
    ethyl butyrate 4125.81
    methyl lactate 1269.59
    butyl lactate 1464.48
    diethyl carbonate 1978.08
    propanediol butyl ether 1171.67
    triethyl orthoformate 1916.83
    p-tert-butyltoluene 519.14
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1182.44
    morpholine 13732.42
    tert-butylamine 3594.05
    n-dodecanol 320.4
    dimethoxymethane 7085.96
    ethylene carbonate 3751.08
    cyrene 916.73
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3717.44
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3665.52
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3370.03
    4-methylpyridine 10076.57
    dibutyl ether 2769.29
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 788.54
    DEF 10482.34
    dimethyl isosorbide 2122.52
    tetrachloroethylene 7559.34
    eugenol 1117.74
    triacetin 1859.91
    span 80 1039.77
    1,4-butanediol 700.58
    1,1-dichloroethane 14644.53
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2396.19
    methyl formate 2916.06
    2-methyl-1-butanol 4211.17
    n-decane 117.38
    butyronitrile 9593.07
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 926.53
    1-chlorooctane 787.73
    1-chlorotetradecane 229.57
    n-nonane 120.2
    undecane 77.48
    tert-butylcyclohexane 304.7
    cyclooctane 233.28
    cyclopentanol 3063.42
    tetrahydropyran 14933.12
    tert-amyl methyl ether 4322.39
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2400.19
    1-hexene 3391.55
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2361.5
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 717.78
    methyl butyrate 7870.72

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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