| Description | 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. |
| Chemical Properties | 3-Nonanone has a pungent, leafy, herbaceous and fruity odor |
| Chemical Properties | CLEAR COLOURLESS TO LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID |
| Occurrence | Reported found in banana, passion fruit, cooked beef, lemon peel oil, thyme, butter, tea, chervil and crayfish |
| Uses | 3-Nonanone has been used as internal standard in determination of significant volatile components of pacharan (alcoholic beverage). |
| Definition | ChEBI: Nonan-3-one is a ketone. |
| Preparation | By prolonged boiling of o-propionic acid triethyl ester with excess hexylmagnesium bromide in ether under a nitrogen
atmosphere |
| Aroma threshold values | Detection: 13 to 33 ppb |
| Industrial uses | 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.
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