1-Nonanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    143-08-8

    Molecular formula
    C9H20O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1174.0
    • Carbowax: 1647.57

  • Odor profile

    Floral 77.64%
    Fatty 72.94%
    Waxy 70.64%
    Oily 66.85%
    Citrus 64.31%
    Rose 63.67%
    Sweet 63.63%
    Fresh 60.41%
    Orange 60.04%
    Fruity 55.53%

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    Odor threshold>

    • Odor and taste perception threshold is 0.1 mg/L.

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.3

    Molecular weight
    144.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 23 °F (USCG, 1999)
    • -5 °C

    Boiling point

    • 415 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999)
    • 213.3 °C
    • BP: 215 °C at 760 mm Hg; 107.5 °C at 15 mm Hg; 95.6 °C at 7.5 mm Hg
    • 213.00 to 215.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point est.
    92.1 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • 165 °F (USCG, 1999)
    • 74 °C
    • 165 °F

    Solubility expt.

    • Miscible with alcohol, ether
    • Soluble in ethanol, ether; very soluble in carbon tetrachloride
    • In water, 140 mg/L at 25 °C
    • 0.14 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • miscible with alcohol, chloroform, ether; insoluble in water
    • 1 ml in 3 ml 60% alcohol gives clear soln (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • 1-Nonanol
    • Nonan-1-ol
    • 143-08-8
    • Nonanol
    • NONYL ALCOHOL
    • Pelargonic alcohol
    • n-Nonyl alcohol
    • 1-Hydroxynonane
    • Nonalol
    • Octyl carbinol
    • n-Nonanol
    • Alcohol C-9
    • n-Nonan-1-ol
    • Alcohol C9
    • Nonylalkohol
    • Pelargonalkohol
    • FEMA No. 2789
    • MFCD00002990
    • nonyl-alcohol
    • HSDB 5145
    • N-nonyl-alcohol
    • UNII-NGK73Q6XMC
    • NSC 5521
    • 28473-21-4
    • EINECS 205-583-7
    • BRN 0969213
    • Nonanol-(1)
    • DTXSID6022008
    • CHEBI:35986
    • AI3-03962
    • NSC-5521
    • EINECS 249-048-6
    • NGK73Q6XMC
    • NONYL ALCOHOL [FCC]
    • NONYL ALCOHOL [FHFI]
    • NONYL ALCOHOL [HSDB]
    • DTXCID402008
    • EC 205-583-7
    • 4-01-00-01798 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • C9 alcohol
    • nonanols
    • 1Hydroxynonane
    • nNonyl alcohol
    • nNonan1ol
    • OCTYCARBINOL
    • Nonyl alcohol, 8CI
    • 1-Nonanol, 98%
    • SCHEMBL19807
    • WLN: Q9
    • BIDD:ER0370
    • CHEMBL24563
    • N-NONYL ALCOHOL [MI]
    • DTXSID4027943
    • Nonyl alcohol, >=98%, FCC
    • BDBM22607
    • FEMA 2789
    • NSC5521
    • Tox21_300869
    • LMFA05000092
    • STL283956
    • AKOS009031412
    • CS-W009532
    • DB03143
    • HY-W008816
    • NONYL ALCOHOL/PELARGONIC ALCOHOL
    • 1-Nonanol, purum, >=98.0% (GC)
    • NCGC00248194-01
    • NCGC00254773-01
    • BP-31117
    • BS-42231
    • CAS-143-08-8
    • FN139069
    • SY011469
    • N0292
    • NS00002633
    • EN300-19921
    • D70513
    • Q161662
    • F0001-0508
    • Z104476100
    • 2E051A08-F94E-40C2-88CA-7030E15C76BF
    • 249-048-6

  • Applications

    Nonyl alcohol (n-nonanol, CAS 143-08-8) is a C9 straight-chain fatty alcohol that appears as a colorless liquid with a mild odor, widely used as an intermediate for producing nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactants, PVC plasticizers, lubricant and metal-working oil additives, solvents in inks and coatings, fragrance and flavor ingredient in cosmetics and food, defoaming agent in pulp and textile processes, as well as a reference compound in insect pheromone research and agricultural pest management.

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 19026.07
    methanol 13264.89
    isopropanol 22239.29
    water 0.12
    ethyl acetate 9473.44
    n-propanol 18350.74
    acetone 16519.59
    n-butanol 17977.14
    acetonitrile 6161.7
    DMF 6467.28
    toluene 1907.88
    isobutanol 12996.52
    1,4-dioxane 9930.66
    methyl acetate 5098.5
    THF 18957.52
    2-butanone 10205.42
    n-pentanol 8975.37
    sec-butanol 14315.22
    n-hexane 7236.85
    ethylene glycol 875.74
    NMP 3009.27
    cyclohexane 6234.72
    DMSO 11352.4
    n-butyl acetate 10131.05
    n-octanol 2481.31
    chloroform 8636.55
    n-propyl acetate 6844.87
    acetic acid 4530.88
    dichloromethane 8361.49
    cyclohexanone 11382.13
    propylene glycol 2141.46
    isopropyl acetate 5483.07
    DMAc 2389.0
    2-ethoxyethanol 6071.3
    isopentanol 12434.01
    n-heptane 4539.91
    ethyl formate 3912.9
    1,2-dichloroethane 7045.3
    n-hexanol 10418.57
    2-methoxyethanol 10548.4
    isobutyl acetate 3205.8
    tetrachloromethane 2410.94
    n-pentyl acetate 3717.76
    transcutol 11538.19
    n-heptanol 3281.03
    ethylbenzene 1119.85
    MIBK 4763.76
    2-propoxyethanol 8632.15
    tert-butanol 20950.87
    MTBE 12476.95
    2-butoxyethanol 4216.1
    propionic acid 5124.52
    o-xylene 903.28
    formic acid 572.91
    diethyl ether 17003.05
    m-xylene 1207.11
    p-xylene 1354.64
    chlorobenzene 2038.56
    dimethyl carbonate 601.17
    n-octane 932.72
    formamide 1062.0
    cyclopentanone 9704.08
    2-pentanone 11473.62
    anisole 1672.4
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 9424.81
    gamma-butyrolactone 7242.45
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 9054.47
    pyridine 6312.48
    3-pentanone 5106.67
    furfural 3324.37
    n-dodecane 285.76
    diethylene glycol 2929.17
    diisopropyl ether 4253.26
    tert-amyl alcohol 10947.44
    acetylacetone 4535.97
    n-hexadecane 335.42
    acetophenone 1265.31
    methyl propionate 4602.41
    isopentyl acetate 6454.76
    trichloroethylene 7668.94
    n-nonanol 1985.39
    cyclohexanol 10773.23
    benzyl alcohol 1485.76
    2-ethylhexanol 5918.04
    isooctanol 2602.43
    dipropyl ether 13479.81
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1438.14
    ethyl lactate 1269.87
    propylene carbonate 3196.99
    n-methylformamide 4050.6
    2-pentanol 12637.57
    n-pentane 5007.15
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 8734.43
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3903.89
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1332.87
    mesitylene 784.43
    ε-caprolactone 7053.58
    p-cymene 1001.76
    epichlorohydrin 7927.01
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 6282.53
    2-aminoethanol 3457.51
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3680.57
    sulfolane 5954.93
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 907.67
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 14830.98
    n-hexyl acetate 3710.91
    isooctane 917.89
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2902.43
    sec-butyl acetate 3633.41
    tert-butyl acetate 4716.14
    decalin 1088.55
    glycerin 1635.53
    diglyme 5941.99
    acrylic acid 2232.43
    isopropyl myristate 1040.29
    n-butyric acid 12503.34
    acetyl acetate 2126.26
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 557.92
    ethyl propionate 4480.35
    nitromethane 5419.37
    1,2-diethoxyethane 7948.48
    benzonitrile 2123.79
    trioctyl phosphate 610.38
    1-bromopropane 8992.42
    gamma-valerolactone 8787.43
    n-decanol 1285.38
    triethyl phosphate 977.61
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 4607.08
    propionitrile 8015.18
    vinylene carbonate 2072.14
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3753.67
    DMS 1026.58
    cumene 692.78
    2-octanol 2163.43
    2-hexanone 7451.65
    octyl acetate 1209.33
    limonene 2505.36
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 10810.21
    ethyl orthosilicate 1237.7
    tributyl phosphate 811.55
    diacetone alcohol 4360.75
    N,N-dimethylaniline 929.27
    acrylonitrile 5346.82
    aniline 2627.88
    1,3-propanediol 6511.67
    bromobenzene 2104.51
    dibromomethane 7923.41
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6744.61
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2133.6
    tetrabutyl urea 961.92
    diisobutyl methanol 3013.99
    2-phenylethanol 1919.6
    styrene 1488.37
    dioctyl adipate 1164.61
    dimethyl sulfate 763.66
    ethyl butyrate 6199.66
    methyl lactate 1213.61
    butyl lactate 2083.8
    diethyl carbonate 2055.83
    propanediol butyl ether 2401.31
    triethyl orthoformate 3168.23
    p-tert-butyltoluene 954.7
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 959.27
    morpholine 15117.31
    tert-butylamine 16208.35
    n-dodecanol 894.05
    dimethoxymethane 5240.31
    ethylene carbonate 2591.84
    cyrene 863.76
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2831.93
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4803.58
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1380.36
    4-methylpyridine 5331.08
    dibutyl ether 7127.5
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3013.99
    DEF 7044.74
    dimethyl isosorbide 2003.13
    tetrachloroethylene 5281.32
    eugenol 913.69
    triacetin 1394.87
    span 80 1790.23
    1,4-butanediol 1871.91
    1,1-dichloroethane 9301.42
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 5534.74
    methyl formate 1914.12
    2-methyl-1-butanol 9955.54
    n-decane 732.12
    butyronitrile 11487.49
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2537.13
    1-chlorooctane 1985.04
    1-chlorotetradecane 518.51
    n-nonane 941.44
    undecane 426.94
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1080.87
    cyclooctane 1462.07
    cyclopentanol 10535.12
    tetrahydropyran 21914.56
    tert-amyl methyl ether 6289.26
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2408.84
    1-hexene 12866.89
    2-isopropoxyethanol 4067.69
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 682.31
    methyl butyrate 6791.51

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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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Bergamot (Italy) 1 8007-75-8 Citrus bergamia Risso et Poiteau, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Bergamot (China) 1 8007-75-8 Citrus bergamia Risso et Poiteau, fam. Rutaceae 0.02%
Lemon (Spain) 7 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Lemon (Israel) 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Osmanthus absolute 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., fam. Oleaceae 0.07%
Rose (Bulgaria) 3a 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.03%
Rose (Bulgaria) 1 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.09%
Rose (Turkey) 1 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.07%
Rose (Turkey) 2 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.03%
Tangerine (Brazil) 1 8008-31-9 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Dancy, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Tangerine (Mexico) 8008-31-9 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Dancy, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Tangerine (USA-California) 8008-31-9 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Dancy, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Tangerine (USA-Florida) 1 8008-31-9 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Dancy, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Lime (Mexican, West Indian, Key) (Brazil) 8008-26-2 Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle, fam. Rutaceae 0.21%
Yuzu (Japan) 1 Citrus junos Sieb. ex Tanaka, fam. Rutaceae 0.21%
Satureja cuneifolia (Turkey) Satureja cuneifolia Ten. (S. pisidica Wettst.), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.18%
Etrog, leaf Citrus medica L., cultivar ethrog Engl., fam. Rutaceae 0.17%
Polygonum minus (Kesom) Polygonum minus Huds., fam. Polygonaceae 1.4%
Hedychium coronarium flower (Japan) Hedychium coronarium Koenig, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.02%
Narcissus poeticus absolute 8023-75-4 Narcissus poeticus L., fam. Amaryllidaceae 0.1%
Orris butter 8002-73-1 Iris florentina L., fam. Iridaceae 0.01%
Orange, sweet (Brazil) 1 8028-48-6 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cultivar Pera, fam. Rutaceae 0.05%
Orange, sweet (Brazil) 2 8028-48-6 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cultivar Hamlin, fam. Rutaceae 0.24%
Orange, sweet (Brazil) 3 8028-48-6 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cultivar Peralima, fam. Rutaceae 0.67%
Rosemary (Italy) 4 8000-25-7 Rosmarinus officinalis L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.64%
Rosemary (Italy) 3 8000-25-7 Rosmarinus officinalis L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 1.17%
Tangerine (Brazil) 2 8008-31-9 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Cravo, fam. Rutaceae 0.14%
Tangerine (Brazil) 3 8008-31-9 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Dancy, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Tangerine (USA-Florida) 2 8008-31-9 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Dancy, fam. Rutaceae 0.03%
Osmanthus concrete 1 (China) 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans, variety Thunbergii (Mak.), fam. Oleaceae 1.5%
Osmanthus concrete 3 (China) 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans, variety Aurantiacus (Mak.), fam. Oleaceae 1.3%
Osmanthus concentrate 1 (Sukhumi-Abkhasia) 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., fam. Oleaceae 0.33%
Osmanthus concentrate 2 (Sukhumi-Abkhasia) 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., fam. Oleaceae 0.7%
Wormwood (Mugwort) (Germany) 8008-93-3 Artemisia absinthium L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.06%
Lemon (Brazil) 1 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., cultivar Sicilian, fam. Rutaceae 0.05%
Lemon (Brazil) 2 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., cultivar Eureka, fam. Rutaceae 0.14%
Grapefruit (Brazil) 8016-20-4 Citrus paradisi Macfayden, fam. Rutaceae 0.14%
Orange, bitter (Brazil) 72968-50-4 Citrus aurantium L., ssp. amara Engl., fam. Rutaceae 0.03%
Rose (Turkey) 3 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.05%
Cilantro (Coriander leaf) 2 8008-52-4 Coriandrum sativum L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.2%
Mandarin (Brazil) 8008-31-9 Citrus deliciosa Tenore (C. reticulata Blanco, cv.mandarin), fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Mandarin (Italy) 5 8008-31-9 Citrus deliciosa Tenore (C. reticulata Blanco, cv.mandarin), fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Orange, sweet (Portugal) 8028-48-6 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, fam. Rutaceae 0.2%
Orange, sweet (Japan) (oxygenated compounds) 8028-48-6 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cultivar Fukuhara, fam. Rutaceae 0.2%
Rue (Egypt) 8014-29-7 Ruta graveolens L., fam. Rutaceae 0.2%
Lemon (Spain) 1 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., cultivar Verna, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Lemon (Spain) 2 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., cultivar Fino, fam. Rutaceae 0.11%
Lemon (Spain) 3 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., cultivar Eureka, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Lemon (Spain) 4 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., cultivar Villafranca, fam. Rutaceae 0.13%
Lemon (Spain) 5 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., cultivar Lisbon, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%