(S)-4-methylnonanoic acid

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C10H20O2

    SMILES
    CCCCC[C@H](C)CCC(=O)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fatty 86.68%
    Waxy 69.61%
    Cheesy 64.33%
    Dairy 60.02%
    Milky 50.58%
    Creamy 46.53%
    Oily 45.58%
    Sour 45.21%
    Sweaty 42.82%
    Citrus 37.21%

     

    Flavor
    Fatty 59.87%
    Waxy 50.31%
    Cheese 41.72%
    Oily 40.27%
    Fat 34.47%
    Creamy 29.54%
    Green 29.14%
    Sour 28.05%
    Rancid 27.99%
    Cheesy 27.38%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.6

    pKa est.
    8.25 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    172.26 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    261°C

    Flash point

    • 121.85 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • (S)-4-methylnonanoic acid
    • SCHEMBL3117112
  • Applications

    (S)-4-methylnonanoic acid is a chiral long-chain carboxylic acid that is commonly used as an intermediate for fragrance and flavor esters; through esterification it can form odorant and flavor compounds for use in perfumery and flavor applications; it also serves as a building block for specialty polymers and can act as a processing aid or plasticizer in polymer formulations; in cosmetics and personal care, it may be used as an intermediate to prepare fragrance-related derivatives for skin and hair products; in coatings and inks, it can function as a processing aid or plasticizer for resins and coatings.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3430.29
    methanol 3639.27
    isopropanol 3013.08
    water 0.28
    ethyl acetate 975.1
    n-propanol 2326.04
    acetone 2149.62
    n-butanol 1969.61
    acetonitrile 587.03
    DMF 1908.84
    toluene 226.52
    isobutanol 1637.64
    1,4-dioxane 1393.12
    methyl acetate 637.77
    THF 3059.72
    2-butanone 1247.51
    n-pentanol 1471.5
    sec-butanol 1728.24
    n-hexane 249.46
    ethylene glycol 389.9
    NMP 901.88
    cyclohexane 112.8
    DMSO 2270.93
    n-butyl acetate 1063.9
    n-octanol 387.64
    chloroform 696.2
    n-propyl acetate 774.46
    acetic acid 827.03
    dichloromethane 560.85
    cyclohexanone 1459.81
    propylene glycol 856.24
    isopropyl acetate 822.79
    DMAc 833.93
    2-ethoxyethanol 1287.29
    isopentanol 1707.99
    n-heptane 67.61
    ethyl formate 500.11
    1,2-dichloroethane 596.65
    n-hexanol 1615.04
    2-methoxyethanol 2235.95
    isobutyl acetate 543.63
    tetrachloromethane 138.48
    n-pentyl acetate 419.01
    transcutol 2499.33
    n-heptanol 496.68
    ethylbenzene 170.52
    MIBK 833.28
    2-propoxyethanol 1853.46
    tert-butanol 3333.63
    MTBE 1647.1
    2-butoxyethanol 792.86
    propionic acid 816.89
    o-xylene 165.23
    formic acid 252.53
    diethyl ether 940.91
    m-xylene 246.12
    p-xylene 210.65
    chlorobenzene 247.97
    dimethyl carbonate 127.49
    n-octane 24.49
    formamide 325.01
    cyclopentanone 1712.74
    2-pentanone 1305.58
    anisole 395.31
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1234.09
    gamma-butyrolactone 1315.18
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1994.58
    pyridine 673.2
    3-pentanone 524.15
    furfural 766.59
    n-dodecane 16.04
    diethylene glycol 995.98
    diisopropyl ether 359.34
    tert-amyl alcohol 1893.51
    acetylacetone 902.58
    n-hexadecane 18.62
    acetophenone 317.47
    methyl propionate 567.68
    isopentyl acetate 967.18
    trichloroethylene 817.58
    n-nonanol 323.15
    cyclohexanol 1135.38
    benzyl alcohol 412.17
    2-ethylhexanol 708.82
    isooctanol 398.79
    dipropyl ether 624.82
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 220.9
    ethyl lactate 272.99
    propylene carbonate 594.16
    n-methylformamide 897.08
    2-pentanol 1300.27
    n-pentane 101.59
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1422.81
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 824.4
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 496.14
    mesitylene 157.03
    ε-caprolactone 992.18
    p-cymene 115.98
    epichlorohydrin 1427.15
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 500.4
    2-aminoethanol 1201.97
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1010.53
    sulfolane 1414.83
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 59.11
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2005.8
    n-hexyl acetate 586.6
    isooctane 65.71
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 832.12
    sec-butyl acetate 540.83
    tert-butyl acetate 880.71
    decalin 72.2
    glycerin 689.86
    diglyme 1223.29
    acrylic acid 434.54
    isopropyl myristate 184.24
    n-butyric acid 1527.24
    acetyl acetate 325.1
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 180.15
    ethyl propionate 505.96
    nitromethane 873.55
    1,2-diethoxyethane 849.2
    benzonitrile 392.26
    trioctyl phosphate 152.28
    1-bromopropane 455.27
    gamma-valerolactone 1713.12
    n-decanol 233.85
    triethyl phosphate 152.9
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 732.68
    propionitrile 636.65
    vinylene carbonate 402.92
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 766.19
    DMS 234.43
    cumene 138.29
    2-octanol 314.0
    2-hexanone 991.79
    octyl acetate 242.69
    limonene 223.92
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1691.77
    ethyl orthosilicate 177.02
    tributyl phosphate 177.29
    diacetone alcohol 1153.43
    N,N-dimethylaniline 258.3
    acrylonitrile 560.52
    aniline 445.61
    1,3-propanediol 1485.64
    bromobenzene 227.55
    dibromomethane 475.84
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 808.08
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 371.68
    tetrabutyl urea 223.49
    diisobutyl methanol 329.38
    2-phenylethanol 512.79
    styrene 192.4
    dioctyl adipate 249.46
    dimethyl sulfate 211.71
    ethyl butyrate 541.67
    methyl lactate 344.17
    butyl lactate 364.42
    diethyl carbonate 232.35
    propanediol butyl ether 744.67
    triethyl orthoformate 324.86
    p-tert-butyltoluene 127.55
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 316.73
    morpholine 2229.34
    tert-butylamine 1724.54
    n-dodecanol 162.2
    dimethoxymethane 987.08
    ethylene carbonate 389.49
    cyrene 385.53
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 479.34
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 639.55
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 250.22
    4-methylpyridine 783.63
    dibutyl ether 390.04
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 329.38
    DEF 1003.45
    dimethyl isosorbide 714.77
    tetrachloroethylene 531.94
    eugenol 348.06
    triacetin 339.65
    span 80 515.0
    1,4-butanediol 622.67
    1,1-dichloroethane 692.08
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1096.71
    methyl formate 401.78
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1301.01
    n-decane 31.42
    butyronitrile 973.83
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 440.28
    1-chlorooctane 162.25
    1-chlorotetradecane 50.86
    n-nonane 31.22
    undecane 21.82
    tert-butylcyclohexane 92.39
    cyclooctane 35.11
    cyclopentanol 1420.39
    tetrahydropyran 1844.76
    tert-amyl methyl ether 873.9
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 731.0
    1-hexene 845.77
    2-isopropoxyethanol 959.92
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 159.27
    methyl butyrate 812.53

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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