Nonan-3-one is a ketone.
Definition
Nonan-3-one is a ketone.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 00C380UHNL · registered name ETHYL HEXYL KETONE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
NONAN-3-ONEINCI3-NonanoneSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 925-78-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 213-125-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1061289
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9048801
- IUPAC
- Nonan-3-one
- Molecular formula
- C9H18O
- Molecular weight
- 142.242 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Light yellow liquid, [Aldrich MSDS] · Liquid
- Boiling point
- 187.00 to 188.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 190 °C
- Melting point
- -8 °C
- Solubility
- very slightly · insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils
- Density
- 0.822-0.828 (20 °C)
- Melting/freezing point
- -8.0 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 190 ℃
- Flash point
- 66 ℃
- Vapour density
- 4.9
- Relative density
- 0.82
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.710 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 142.238
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 4 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance2
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata