Nonanoic acid

At a glance

Nonanoic acid is a fatty acid used in perfumery as a fragrance ingredient, often for its fresh, fruity, and waxy notes It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Origin
synthetic or derived from natural fats and oils
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Acid
CAS number
112-05-0
Profile
fresh, fruity, waxy
IFRA status
Not restricted
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01