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NONYL-N-BUTYRATE

CAS
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EC
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
rosetropical-fruitwhite-floralfruity-floral
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
fruitysweetrose

A fatty-fruity ester with a waxy, oily character reminiscent of ripe tropical fruit skins and rose petals. Opens with a green, slightly aldehydic fruitiness that softens into a creamy, rosy-waxy heart. Often used to add a natural, juicy realism to floral and fruit accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2367

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1028.

tenacity · moderate
sweetfruityherbaceous
MW
214.35
BP
228°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.86
Refractive n
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

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

Odor

Heavy, sweet-fruity Orange-Rose, yet herbaceous odor of moderate tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

The title material could be used in modern versions of Oriental fragrance types, and in Lavender compositions with Opopanax and Clary Sage.

Production

Produced by azeotropic esterification of n-Nonanol with n-Butyric acid.

Identity
Aliases · 1
Nonyl butanoate
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).