5-Hexen-2-one

At a glance

According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of ethereal, with descriptor tags: ethereal, floral. (CAS 109-49-9) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
โš—๏ธ Synthetic
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Ketone
CAS number
109-49-9
Profile
ethereal, floral
IFRA status
Not restricted
โ— drafted ยท last checked 2026-09-01