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3-Octanon-l-ol has a fruity, herbaceous, spicy odor and a slightly bitter taste above 20 ppm. Otherwise, it is warm and fruity. It may be prepared by partial hydrogenation of the corresponding diketone at 100°C over Raney-Ni in methanol solution; also by condensation of methyl amyl ketone with formaldehyde under mildly alkaline conditions.

ChEBI: 1-Hydroxy-3-octanone is an aliphatic alcohol.