Odor
Powerful, oily-green creamy-waxy odor with a discrete undertone of peppery-earthy-mushroomy character. Moderate tenacity. Sweet-earthy-oily taste with some resemblance to Mushroom.
Chemical Properties
CLEAR COLOURLESS LIQUID
Uses
Hexyl vinyl carbinol finds some use in flavor compositions, mainly as a modifier for Amyl vinyl carbinol in Mushroom flavors.
Preparation
Hexyl vinyl carbinol is produced from hexyl magnesium bromide plus Acrolein by Grignard reaction.
Definition
ChEBI: Delta1-nonen-3-ol is an aliphatic alcohol.