Methyl heptyl carbinol (2-nonanol) is a mid-volatility fatty alcohol with a fresh, citrus-tinged, slightly greasy character. It smells of orange peel and lemon rind laid over a soft waxy-oily undertone, with a subtle floral-fruity nuance on dry-down.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 878.
Colorless liquid
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils
Powerful fruity-green, slightly oily-floral odor of moderate to poor tenacity
Limited use in flavor compositions as a trace ingredient in Coconut flavors or in various spice blends
Used in perfume compositions, mainly as part of the topnote complex in green-floral bases
1) by hydrogenation of Methyl heptyl ketone. 2) by Grignard type synthesis from Heptyl magnesium bromide plus Acetaldehyde