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METHYL-GAMMA-NONALACTONE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
gourmandwhite-floraltropicalsuntan-accordfruitymilky-skin
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
herbal
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
fruitymintycamphoraceous

A soft, creamy lactone with a rich coconut-milk character and a ripe, downy peach facet. Warmer and rounder than gamma-nonalactone itself, with a smooth milky-sweet body that lingers into a slightly buttery, tropical dry-down.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
4 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2127

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 913.

tenacity · high
mustycamphoraceousmintyfruity
Appearance

Colorless or pale straw-colored oily liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Musty-camphoraceous, almost minty odor with only a subdued fruity undertone.

Identity
Aliases · 4
2-Methyl-4-nonalactonealpha-Methyl-gamma-amybutyrolactoneiso-DecanolideMethyl-gamma-pelargolactone
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