AC
Hexanoic Acid
Aroma Chemicals
Hexanoic Acid
Hexanoic acid smells like a sour, fatty, and slightly cheesy note with hints of sweat and a mild, fatty quality.
Aroma ChemicalTopCAS: 142-62-1
Odor Strength
Medium ,Recommend Smelling In A 10.00 % Solution Or Less
Odor Type
Gourmand
Cheesy
Functional Profile
How perfumers typically use Hexanoic Acid in their compositions.
Build
1 formulas
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Common Formula Contexts
Fragrance styles and categories where Hexanoic Acid appears most often.
Complex Composition
1 formulas
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TGSC Descriptions
Luebke, William tgsc, (1987): Sour fatty sweat cheese
Other Descriptions
Caproic Acid ≥95%
Blue Marble Biomaterials: Sour, fatty, sweat, cheesy
Caproic Acid Natural
Symrise: Sickening, sweaty, pungent, cheesy, fatty
Caproic Acid (Hexanoic Acid) Natural
Alfrebro: Sickening, sweaty, pungent, cheesy, fatty
Caproic Acid (Natural) ≥99.0%, Kosher
Bedoukian Research: Mild, fatty
Used in lavender fragrances.
img: perfumersworldEssential Specs
Odor Type:
Gourmand
CAS #:
142-62-1
Odor Strength:
Medium
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