Octanone
A bio-sourced ketone for flavour, fragrance, and synthesis.
Clear to pale-yellow liquidIndustrialCosmetics
Overview
2-Octanone (methyl hexyl ketone) recovered from castor oil pyrolysis and refining steps at Sebacic Oman's Duqm facility. A useful intermediate for flavour and fragrance formulations, as well as a solvent and chemical synthesis building block.
Applications
Cosmetics
Flavour & Fragrance
Contributes a fruity, rose-like character to fine fragrances, cosmetic aroma formulations, and food flavourings (FEMA GRAS listed).
Industrial
Chemical Synthesis
Starting material and intermediate in fine-chemical and pharmaceutical synthesis routes requiring a C8 ketone scaffold.
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