(S)-4-methylnonanoic acid
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C10H20O2SMILES
CCCCC[C@H](C)CCC(=O)O
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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.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
3.6pKa est.
8.25 (weak base)Molecular weight
172.26 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Ultra slowBoiling point est.
261°CFlash point
- 121.85 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- (S)-4-methylnonanoic acid
- SCHEMBL3117112
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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
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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 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |