2-Methylhexanoic acid

At a glance

According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of cheesy, with descriptor tags: fruity, cheesy, oily, fatty, lard, acidic, oily, fatty, lard, chicken, chicken fat, fatty, roasted, savory. (CAS 4536-23-6)

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Category

⚗️ Synthetic

Extraction

Chemical synthesis

Chemical family

Acid

CAS number

4536-23-6

Structure

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Profile

fruity, cheesy, oily, fatty, lard, acidic, oily, fatty, lard, chicken, chicken fat, fatty, roasted, savory

IFRA status

Not restricted