Nearly odorless fatty ester with a faint oily-waxy note reminiscent of oleic acid. Used primarily as a solvent, fixative, or emollient carrier rather than for its own scent contribution.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 643.
Pale yellowish or almost colorless liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Very mild, oily-sweet odor, reminiscent of refined peanut oil or good grade olive oil.
Suggested for use in the reconstruction of certain flower absolutes, but otherwise probably not used in perfumes or flavors.
Produced by esterification of n-Heptanol with oleic acid under azeotropic conditions.