2-Nonanol is a simple alcohol. It has the odor of cucumber, and has been identified in oysters.[1] It is used by several insects as pheromones.[2] It is commercially available.
References
- ^ Pennarun, Anne-Laure; Prost, Carole; Demaimay, Michel (2002). “Identification and origin of the character-impact compounds of raw oyster Crassostrea gigas”. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 82 (14): 1652. Bibcode:2002JSFA…82.1652P. doi:10.1002/jsfa.1236.
- ^ “Nonan-2-ol: Behavioral Function”. Pherobase.
