4-Methylnonanoic acid

At a glance

According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of meaty, with descriptor tags: meaty, pork, lamb, chicken. (CAS 45019-28-1) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Acid
CAS number
45019-28-1
Profile
meaty, pork, lamb, chicken
IFRA status
Not restricted
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01