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Sigma-Aldrich

Nonanal

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natural, ≥98%, FG

Synonym(s):

Aldehyde C9, Nonyl aldehyde, Pelargonaldehyde

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)7CHO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
142.24
FEMA Number:
2782
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1236701
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
5.025
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

botanical

Quality Level

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher
natural

agency

follows IFRA guidelines
meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FDA 21 CFR 172.515

vapor pressure

~0.26 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

≥98%

greener alternative product characteristics

Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses
Use of Renewable Feedstocks
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sustainability

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refractive index

n20/D 1.424 (lit.)

bp

93 °C/23 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.827 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

greener alternative category

organoleptic

fatty; fresh; green; waxy; citrus

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCC=O

InChI

1S/C9H18O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10/h9H,2-8H2,1H3

InChI key

GYHFUZHODSMOHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Nonanal is a volatile organic compound with sweet orange and rose flavor. It is found in the essential oils of cinnamon, lemongrass, milkweed, rose, pine, and citrus oil.
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Application

Nonanal can be used as a flavoring agent in the food, and cosmetic industries. It is also used to improve rose-like odor in a variety of perfumery products.

Other Notes

Natural occurrence: Apple, avocado, balck currants, cooked beef, cucumber, fish, grapefruit, lemon, lime, mandarin, orange and peach.

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

147.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

64 °C - closed cup


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Antidiarrhoeal activity of nonanal, an aldehyde isolated from Artemisia ludoviciana
Zavala-Sanchez MA, et al.
Pharmaceutical biology, 40(4), 263-268 (2002)
Olfactory Stimulation Effect of Aldehydes, Nonanal, and Decanal on the Human Electroencephalographic Activity, According to Nostril Variation
Kim Minju, et al.
Biomedicines, 7(3), 57-57 (2019)
Pierre Junca et al.
PloS one, 9(5), e97333-e97333 (2014-05-16)
In Pavlovian conditioning, animals learn to associate initially neutral stimuli with positive or negative outcomes, leading to appetitive and aversive learning respectively. The honeybee (Apis mellifera) is a prominent invertebrate model for studying both versions of olfactory learning and for
Thomas Van Hecke et al.
PloS one, 9(6), e101122-e101122 (2014-07-01)
The effects of fat content and nitrite-curing of pork were investigated on the formation of cytotoxic and genotoxic lipid oxidation products (malondialdehyde, 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, volatile simple aldehydes), protein oxidation products (protein carbonyl compounds) and NOC-specific DNA adducts (O6-carboxy-methylguanine) during in vitro
Zuobing Xiao et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 67(32), 8926-8937 (2019-07-30)
The volatile compounds found in mangoes (Mangifera indica L.) obtained from three cultivars (TN, Tainong no. 1; KT, Keitt; and ZL, Zill; grown in China) were comprehensively analyzed by gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and GC-flame photometric detection

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