Nonan-5-ol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    623-93-8

    Molecular formula
    C9H20O

    SMILES
    CCCCC(CCCC)O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 76.01%
    Oily 72.44%
    Herbal 63.3%
    Fruity 55.94%
    Fermented 54.17%
    Sweet 50.28%
    Earthy 48.93%
    Musty 46.62%
    Spicy 44.19%
    Alcoholic 43.74%

     

    Flavor
    Herbal 60.04%
    Spicy 45.4%
    Mushroom 44.87%
    Green 43.89%
    Earthy 41.55%
    Woody 41.42%
    Fresh 40.6%
    Citrus 37.62%
    Floral 37.47%
    Oily 32.62%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.2

    pKa est.
    9.12 (weak base)

    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

    • 76.68 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 5-NONANOL
    • 623-93-8
    • Nonan-5-ol
    • Dibutylcarbinol
    • Dibutyl carbinol
    • 5-Nonyl Alcohol
    • Nonanol-(5)
    • AI3-04244
    • EINECS 210-820-2
    • DTXSID70211368
    • NSC 4552
    • NSC-4552
    • 5-hydroxynonane
    • NSC4552
    • MFCD00021944
    • 1-butylpentyl alcohol
    • 7MKD8SMM75
    • SCHEMBL22238
    • DTXCID70133859
    • CHEBI:195606
    • LMFA05000508
    • 5-Nonanol, >=95.0% (GC)
    • AKOS009156482
    • 5-Nonanol, puriss., >=99.5% (GC)
    • N0337
    • NS00043296
    • D91684
    • Q25834690
    • 210-820-2

  • Applications

    Nonan-5-ol (CAS 623-93-8) is primarily used as a fragrance ingredient and odorant in perfumery and cosmetics; it also serves as a solvent or co-solvent for coatings, resins, and inks; acts as a chemical intermediate in industrial manufacturing; may be used as a solvent component in household cleaning products; and can function as a processing aid or intermediate in polymer and plastics formulation.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2551.99
    methanol 1801.75
    isopropanol 3444.74
    water 0.11
    ethyl acetate 1322.06
    n-propanol 2787.78
    acetone 2065.26
    n-butanol 3027.99
    acetonitrile 1130.21
    DMF 1438.46
    toluene 679.06
    isobutanol 2359.72
    1,4-dioxane 2298.6
    methyl acetate 974.45
    THF 4349.56
    2-butanone 1692.19
    n-pentanol 1849.96
    sec-butanol 2775.4
    n-hexane 2466.79
    ethylene glycol 196.05
    NMP 1143.24
    cyclohexane 2258.73
    DMSO 1542.81
    n-butyl acetate 2717.67
    n-octanol 1091.05
    chloroform 3707.33
    n-propyl acetate 1196.56
    acetic acid 877.9
    dichloromethane 2547.47
    cyclohexanone 2743.51
    propylene glycol 533.01
    isopropyl acetate 970.97
    DMAc 766.47
    2-ethoxyethanol 1025.92
    isopentanol 2459.52
    n-heptane 2022.34
    ethyl formate 807.93
    1,2-dichloroethane 1718.88
    n-hexanol 3519.52
    2-methoxyethanol 1697.48
    isobutyl acetate 820.46
    tetrachloromethane 969.81
    n-pentyl acetate 1152.66
    transcutol 2334.71
    n-heptanol 1298.68
    ethylbenzene 486.69
    MIBK 969.55
    2-propoxyethanol 2297.03
    tert-butanol 3992.8
    MTBE 2903.05
    2-butoxyethanol 1292.06
    propionic acid 1078.88
    o-xylene 422.06
    formic acid 121.37
    diethyl ether 2571.44
    m-xylene 461.04
    p-xylene 648.02
    chlorobenzene 970.82
    dimethyl carbonate 186.3
    n-octane 518.41
    formamide 160.88
    cyclopentanone 2400.1
    2-pentanone 1662.26
    anisole 640.2
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1973.6
    gamma-butyrolactone 1901.89
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1621.18
    pyridine 1785.43
    3-pentanone 944.38
    furfural 1296.77
    n-dodecane 233.96
    diethylene glycol 836.66
    diisopropyl ether 873.57
    tert-amyl alcohol 2768.23
    acetylacetone 929.08
    n-hexadecane 265.97
    acetophenone 557.11
    methyl propionate 757.36
    isopentyl acetate 2119.95
    trichloroethylene 2480.96
    n-nonanol 909.04
    cyclohexanol 2443.61
    benzyl alcohol 576.96
    2-ethylhexanol 2298.94
    isooctanol 1093.52
    dipropyl ether 3080.15
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 800.08
    ethyl lactate 413.02
    propylene carbonate 1157.31
    n-methylformamide 628.87
    2-pentanol 2258.05
    n-pentane 1479.65
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2407.86
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1088.1
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 699.53
    mesitylene 366.68
    ε-caprolactone 1871.64
    p-cymene 526.12
    epichlorohydrin 1965.34
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2069.97
    2-aminoethanol 629.96
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1112.23
    sulfolane 1904.46
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 391.09
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3352.18
    n-hexyl acetate 1339.18
    isooctane 382.51
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1063.7
    sec-butyl acetate 787.06
    tert-butyl acetate 1033.71
    decalin 556.43
    glycerin 486.49
    diglyme 1753.55
    acrylic acid 636.27
    isopropyl myristate 589.05
    n-butyric acid 2347.59
    acetyl acetate 537.42
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 382.46
    ethyl propionate 816.83
    nitromethane 875.95
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1688.89
    benzonitrile 977.82
    trioctyl phosphate 373.39
    1-bromopropane 2440.34
    gamma-valerolactone 2140.35
    n-decanol 649.22
    triethyl phosphate 455.68
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1138.64
    propionitrile 1681.22
    vinylene carbonate 837.25
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1229.08
    DMS 456.82
    cumene 380.05
    2-octanol 941.08
    2-hexanone 1504.81
    octyl acetate 632.37
    limonene 1066.9
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2284.61
    ethyl orthosilicate 517.98
    tributyl phosphate 462.61
    diacetone alcohol 997.01
    N,N-dimethylaniline 467.0
    acrylonitrile 1193.01
    aniline 801.37
    1,3-propanediol 1140.58
    bromobenzene 1063.52
    dibromomethane 2360.61
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2465.88
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 926.71
    tetrabutyl urea 551.15
    diisobutyl methanol 1143.96
    2-phenylethanol 822.89
    styrene 609.23
    dioctyl adipate 662.07
    dimethyl sulfate 268.85
    ethyl butyrate 1518.32
    methyl lactate 357.27
    butyl lactate 818.54
    diethyl carbonate 764.38
    propanediol butyl ether 964.26
    triethyl orthoformate 1062.33
    p-tert-butyltoluene 530.49
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 591.71
    morpholine 3020.28
    tert-butylamine 3297.35
    n-dodecanol 508.86
    dimethoxymethane 904.12
    ethylene carbonate 874.95
    cyrene 468.24
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 839.6
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1708.73
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 811.1
    4-methylpyridine 1610.99
    dibutyl ether 1969.6
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1143.96
    DEF 1306.22
    dimethyl isosorbide 1026.05
    tetrachloroethylene 1756.21
    eugenol 533.53
    triacetin 662.58
    span 80 939.23
    1,4-butanediol 437.2
    1,1-dichloroethane 2470.34
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1401.43
    methyl formate 392.32
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2031.03
    n-decane 472.14
    butyronitrile 2497.3
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1133.76
    1-chlorooctane 959.08
    1-chlorotetradecane 364.55
    n-nonane 558.68
    undecane 310.39
    tert-butylcyclohexane 534.44
    cyclooctane 627.22
    cyclopentanol 2434.57
    tetrahydropyran 4592.43
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1562.12
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1022.94
    1-hexene 3450.4
    2-isopropoxyethanol 883.01
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 193.47
    methyl butyrate 1305.45

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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