ISONONYL ALCOHOL
Isononyl Alcohol; 7-Methyloctyl Alcohol
ISONONYL ALCOHOL is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Chemical identity and properties

Isononanol
7-methyloctan-1-ol is a primary alcohol that is octane which is substituted by a methyl group at position 7 and a hydroxy group at position 1. It is a fragrance ingredient. It has a role as a fragrance. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 7-methyloctan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C9H20O
- Molecular weight
- 144.25 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 144.151415257 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:188348
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID2058675
- PubMed:18633646
- PubMed:17628278
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Inventory details for ISONONYL ALCOHOL
INCI name
ISONONYL ALCOHOL
Description
Isononyl Alcohol; 7-Methyloctyl Alcohol
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 39668
- Imported identity
- ISONONYL ALCOHOL
- Source update
- 02/03/2011
Annex records for ISONONYL ALCOHOL
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How ISONONYL ALCOHOL appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists ISONONYL ALCOHOL as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
ISONONYL ALCOHOL is also tagged with 1 cosmetic function in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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