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Hexanoic Acid

Aroma Chemicals

Hexanoic Acid

Presents a powerfully sour, fatty character with distinct cheesy and sweaty facets that can be both repulsive and fascinating in controlled doses

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.

Hexanoic Acid molecular structure or representationimg: perfumersworld

Essential Specs

Odor Type:
Gourmand
CAS #:
142-62-1
Odor Strength:
Medium
Pyramid:
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