3,5,5-Trimethyl-hexan-1-ol explained

3,5,5-Trimethyl-1-hexanol is a nine carbon primary alcohol, and it makes up the mixture isononanol along with isononyl alcohol. It is used for fragrance in many toiletries and household cleaning products. Between one and ten metric tonnes are produced every year for use as a fragrance.^[1]

Notes and References

1. McGinty . D. . Scognamiglio . J. . Letizia . C. S. . Api . A. M. . 2010-07-01 . Fragrance material review on 3,5,5-trimethyl-1-hexanol . Food and Chemical Toxicology . A Safety Assessment of Saturated Branched Chain Alcohols when used as Fragrance Ingredients . en . 48 . S47–S50 . 10.1016/j.fct.2010.05.026 . 20659634 . 0278-6915.