3-Nonanone has a pungent, leafy, herbaceous, and fruity odor. May be synthesized by prolonged boiling of 0-propionic acid triethyl ester with excess hexylmagnesium bromide in ether under a nitrogen atmosphere.
CLEAR COLOURLESS TO LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID
3-Nonanone has a pungent, leafy, herbaceous and fruity odor
Reported found in banana, passion fruit, cooked beef, lemon peel oil, thyme, butter, tea, chervil and crayfish
3-Nonanone has been used as internal standard in determination of significant volatile components of pacharan (alcoholic beverage).
ChEBI: Nonan-3-one is a ketone.
By prolonged boiling of o-propionic acid triethyl ester with excess hexylmagnesium bromide in ether under a nitrogen
atmosphere
High boiling point 3-Nonanone is used as a tailing solvent in lacquers and synthetic resin coatings. The solvent is also used in high temperature baked coatings.
