Nonanoyl (typically referring to aldehyde C-9, nonanal) is a fatty-waxy aldehyde with a fresh, slightly citrus-rosy character. It has the classic soapy-aldehydic sparkle reminiscent of orange peel and rose petals, with an oily, tallowy undertone that becomes more apparent on dryout.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1021.
White powder
Slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils
Practically odorless
Pungent, burning taste or, at first apparently tasteless, but a burning sensation with typical peppery pungency appears in the back of the mouth
Used in fruit and spice flavor compositions to introduce a richer herbaceous and more 'natural' character
Produced by condensation of Methylhexyl-ketone with Formaldehyde under mildly alkaline conditions, subsequently acetylated