3-Octanon-1-ol has a powerful, fruity, herbaceous, spicy odor. The odor is slightly bitter above 20 ppm; otherwise,
warm and fruity.
Preparation
By partial hydrogenation of the corresponding di-ketone at 100°C over Raney-Ni in methanol solution; also by condensation
of methyl amyl ketone with formaldehyde under mildly alkaline conditions.
Definition
ChEBI: 3-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-heptanone is an aliphatic alcohol.
3-(hydroxymethyl)heptan-2-one Preparation Products And Raw materials