4-Nonanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    5932-79-6

    Molecular formula
    C9H20O

    SMILES
    CCCCCC(CCC)O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • Carbowax: 1479.0

  • Odor profile

    Green 87.77%
    Oily 73.39%
    Fruity 68.17%
    Herbal 68.09%
    Earthy 60.13%
    Sweet 58.74%
    Fatty 56.78%
    Musty 54.71%
    Mushroom 52.74%
    Fermented 47.9%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.2

    Molecular weight
    144.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    191°C

    Flash point est.
    78.11 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 4-NONANOL
    • 5932-79-6
    • nonan-4-ol
    • Amylpropylcarbinol
    • 4-Nonyl Alcohol
    • 4-Nonanol, (S)-
    • Propylamylcarbinol
    • Pentylpropylcarbinol
    • Propylpentylcarbinol
    • EINECS 227-679-8
    • AI3-37212
    • DTXSID60884202
    • 4-Nonanol, (4S)-
    • 4-hydroxynonane
    • MFCD00021950
    • SCHEMBL510814
    • DTXCID40212685
    • CHEBI:195605
    • AKOS009156750
    • CS-0454124
    • N0336
    • NS00047394
    • D91683
    • 227-679-8

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 16292.73
    methanol 10879.32
    isopropanol 18154.27
    water 0.23
    ethyl acetate 7234.45
    n-propanol 14063.33
    acetone 11789.31
    n-butanol 14857.68
    acetonitrile 6431.87
    DMF 4871.58
    toluene 1872.45
    isobutanol 11200.68
    1,4-dioxane 9361.6
    methyl acetate 4322.4
    THF 17088.97
    2-butanone 7478.09
    n-pentanol 8096.49
    sec-butanol 12557.35
    n-hexane 8615.91
    ethylene glycol 718.73
    NMP 3019.42
    cyclohexane 7352.97
    DMSO 6566.04
    n-butyl acetate 11151.63
    n-octanol 3413.69
    chloroform 10325.82
    n-propyl acetate 5413.17
    acetic acid 4306.03
    dichloromethane 8344.49
    cyclohexanone 10012.63
    propylene glycol 1755.48
    isopropyl acetate 4465.59
    DMAc 2134.11
    2-ethoxyethanol 4214.83
    isopentanol 11006.71
    n-heptane 6490.71
    ethyl formate 3741.23
    1,2-dichloroethane 5889.03
    n-hexanol 13179.21
    2-methoxyethanol 7334.56
    isobutyl acetate 2995.55
    tetrachloromethane 2456.44
    n-pentyl acetate 4089.2
    transcutol 8708.75
    n-heptanol 4069.39
    ethylbenzene 1139.36
    MIBK 4065.86
    2-propoxyethanol 8484.74
    tert-butanol 17377.5
    MTBE 11362.19
    2-butoxyethanol 3896.5
    propionic acid 4293.31
    o-xylene 922.5
    formic acid 582.1
    diethyl ether 13667.65
    m-xylene 1133.96
    p-xylene 1509.21
    chlorobenzene 2462.78
    dimethyl carbonate 540.96
    n-octane 1396.41
    formamide 810.1
    cyclopentanone 7840.13
    2-pentanone 8361.58
    anisole 1653.8
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 7259.0
    gamma-butyrolactone 6139.75
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 6104.99
    pyridine 6106.39
    3-pentanone 3731.12
    furfural 3226.53
    n-dodecane 534.53
    diethylene glycol 2660.76
    diisopropyl ether 3959.87
    tert-amyl alcohol 10192.55
    acetylacetone 3605.64
    n-hexadecane 619.34
    acetophenone 1262.95
    methyl propionate 3259.24
    isopentyl acetate 7650.62
    trichloroethylene 7179.34
    n-nonanol 2677.98
    cyclohexanol 9225.42
    benzyl alcohol 1438.85
    2-ethylhexanol 7750.12
    isooctanol 3066.06
    dipropyl ether 13460.08
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1671.34
    ethyl lactate 1037.29
    propylene carbonate 3214.84
    n-methylformamide 2819.84
    2-pentanol 10407.47
    n-pentane 5614.99
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 8264.48
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3636.36
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1560.37
    mesitylene 809.68
    ε-caprolactone 6599.0
    p-cymene 1239.69
    epichlorohydrin 6779.23
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 5690.37
    2-aminoethanol 2597.32
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3306.98
    sulfolane 4845.44
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1082.38
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 13575.91
    n-hexyl acetate 4507.93
    isooctane 1162.22
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2905.11
    sec-butyl acetate 3151.44
    tert-butyl acetate 3988.39
    decalin 1340.14
    glycerin 1392.3
    diglyme 5196.66
    acrylic acid 2020.96
    isopropyl myristate 1390.17
    n-butyric acid 10468.59
    acetyl acetate 2032.62
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 770.1
    ethyl propionate 3300.77
    nitromethane 4419.88
    1,2-diethoxyethane 7204.47
    benzonitrile 2550.46
    trioctyl phosphate 809.69
    1-bromopropane 8379.57
    gamma-valerolactone 7649.82
    n-decanol 1792.95
    triethyl phosphate 991.0
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 4074.66
    propionitrile 6951.36
    vinylene carbonate 2187.59
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3306.93
    DMS 1156.71
    cumene 795.35
    2-octanol 2792.65
    2-hexanone 6417.29
    octyl acetate 1593.83
    limonene 3058.07
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 8829.96
    ethyl orthosilicate 1214.03
    tributyl phosphate 1037.16
    diacetone alcohol 3240.06
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1027.08
    acrylonitrile 4517.17
    aniline 2422.6
    1,3-propanediol 5004.66
    bromobenzene 2498.47
    dibromomethane 7833.08
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6339.55
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2384.94
    tetrabutyl urea 1241.62
    diisobutyl methanol 3327.03
    2-phenylethanol 2162.71
    styrene 1556.64
    dioctyl adipate 1464.13
    dimethyl sulfate 648.08
    ethyl butyrate 5793.5
    methyl lactate 975.46
    butyl lactate 2187.15
    diethyl carbonate 2190.88
    propanediol butyl ether 2629.68
    triethyl orthoformate 3212.78
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1203.54
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1140.63
    morpholine 12754.07
    tert-butylamine 14370.19
    n-dodecanol 1307.85
    dimethoxymethane 3805.63
    ethylene carbonate 2756.45
    cyrene 938.73
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2894.49
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 5778.84
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1637.45
    4-methylpyridine 5501.59
    dibutyl ether 7470.24
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3327.03
    DEF 5346.1
    dimethyl isosorbide 2231.41
    tetrachloroethylene 4643.81
    eugenol 1064.43
    triacetin 1567.9
    span 80 2146.79
    1,4-butanediol 1549.01
    1,1-dichloroethane 8836.49
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 5363.17
    methyl formate 1533.93
    2-methyl-1-butanol 8783.82
    n-decane 1209.02
    butyronitrile 11385.16
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3206.22
    1-chlorooctane 2665.03
    1-chlorotetradecane 798.12
    n-nonane 1504.44
    undecane 761.26
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1350.96
    cyclooctane 1726.81
    cyclopentanol 8763.16
    tetrahydropyran 18736.67
    tert-amyl methyl ether 5642.64
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2463.91
    1-hexene 13240.64
    2-isopropoxyethanol 3263.9
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 627.88
    methyl butyrate 5371.05

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1 4

IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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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
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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
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Ferula elaeochytris fruit Ferula elaeochytris Korovin, fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.2%