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ISO-BUTYLKETONE

CAS
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EC
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
fruity
Note tendency
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Descriptors
fruitysweet

A light, solvent-like ketonic material with a mildly sweet, slightly fruity-camphoraceous character. Reads more as a chemical/solvent note than a rounded perfumery aroma, with limited tenacity on a blotter.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
2 / 10
Volatility
9 / 10
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chemicals · No. 480

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 203.

tenacity · lowpower · diffusive
fruitysweet
MW
128.21
BP
168°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.81
Refractive n
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Rotation
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Appearance

Colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Powerful, diffusive, fruity and sweet odor, often with a butyric undertone, poor tenacity.

Flavor

Sweet Pineapple-Banana-like fruity taste, but with a somewhat harsh chemical note.

Uses in perfumery

Occasionally used in perfumery for industrial masking odors where diffusive, volatile materials are desirable.

Production

Produced from (several methods) e. g. by hydrogenation of Di-iso-butyl-carbinol.

Identity
Aliases · 4
2,6-Dimethylheptan-4-oneDi-iso-butyl ketoneIso-NonanoneIso-Valerone
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).