Undecylenic Alcohol has a variety of uses. Undecylenic Alcohol is used as a perfumery ingedient to give a "lift" to floral fragrances. Undecylenic Alcohol is a pre-cursor for several speciality chemicals with various functionalities.
| Undecylenic Alcohol | |
| Synonyms | 10 – Undecen - 1- ol, n-Undecenoic Alcohol, Alcohol C11 (unsaturated) |
| CAS | 112 – 43 – 6 |
| Formula | C11 H22 O. CH2=CH – (CH2)8 CH2OH |
| Mol. Wt | 170.3 |
| Purity | 98% min. by GC |
| Appearance & Colour | Colourless to pale yellow liquid. |
| Odour | Fresh but rather fatty odour with citrusy waxy and rosy, petal like notes. |
| BP | 245 deg. c. |
| Sp. Gr @ 25o C | 0.85 Approx |
| Acid value | 5 max. |
| Storage | In hdpe or ss or glass or Aluminium containers. Preferably full or under neutral gases like carbon Dioxide or nitrogen. |
| Uses | Finds some use in perfume compositions, mainly to give “lift’’ to Rose, Jasmine, Mangnolia, violet, Lilac, Cassie and other floral fragrances and also in Citrus top notes or fruity notes. |
