About this material
Orris Ketone offers a distinctive waxy, fruity floral texture with an orris-like inflection.
Its appeal lies in the contrast between a soft, almost creamy body and a drier green edge, giving a composition an individual contour.
It is an interesting choice when a floral accord needs texture as well as a recognisable flower.
Its waxy softness can sit between fruit and wood, giving violet and iris-inspired compositions a less uniformly powdered character.
Odour profile
The odour combines waxy, fruity and floral facets with an orris-like association and a green edge.
There is a rounded softness to the body, but the overall impression has more contour than a simple sweet floral note.
The fruit and green aspects deserve attention alongside the orris association.
They can introduce a curious freshness into a powdery accord, or provide a softer floral texture within a composition whose main theme is fruit or wood.
Using Orris Ketone in perfumery
The name describes its olfactory direction rather than a botanical extract.
Explore it in orris-inspired florals, fruit notes and textured woody hearts, comparing its effect with the other ketonic and ionone materials in the formula.
In an iris-inspired study, compare it alongside an ionone accord before adding heavier powdery or sweet materials.
For a fruit-floral direction, use the waxy facet to connect rounded lactones with softer woods, keeping the green notes distinct enough to prevent the heart from becoming featureless.
Creative pairings
Try violet and iris materials, restrained lactonic notes and soft woods.
A little green freshness can reveal its less sweet facets, while musks can smooth the overall transition.
Explore rose and violet with dry cedar for a textured floral wood.
Heliotrope notes and musks encourage a softer cosmetic direction, while a restrained leafy accent can preserve the greener detail within that softness.
Scent character
Highlights from the material’s listed odour profile.
Note position
Base note
Material character
A closer lookOdour strength
Listed qualitative strength
Tenacity / substantivity
128 hours
at 100% (reference test conditions)
Listed reference conditions
Fragrance development
Base note
Illustrative note development · no measured evaporation data
Molecular identity
C11H22O
CAS-linked compound reference — 2-Undecanone
This compound record is linked to the explicitly recorded CAS number. It is not supplier confirmation of the supplied grade, purity, stereochemistry, isomer proportions or complete composition.
- Reference molecular weight
- 170.29 g/mol
- Reference IUPAC name
- undecan-2-one
More compound properties
Computed and structural reference properties for the named compound. These are not measured supplier specifications or properties of a complete dilution, mixture or batch.
- XLogP (computed)
- 4.1
- Exact mass (Da)
- 170.167065321
- Monoisotopic mass (Da)
- 170.167065321
- Topological polar surface area (Ų)
- 17.1
- Complexity
- 108
- Formal charge
- 0
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 1
- Rotatable bonds
- 8
- Heavy atoms
- 12
- Isotope atoms
- 0
- Atom stereocentres
- 0
- Bond stereocentres
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCC(=O)C
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C11H22O/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11(2)12/h3-10H2,1-2H3
- InChIKey
- KYWIYKKSMDLRDC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Reference data checked 2026-10-27.
CAS 112-12-9 · reference checked 2026-10-27.
Fragrance allergen reference
Generic regulatory reference only. This is not a supplier allergen declaration, measured composition, allergen-free claim or finished-product labelling assessment.
Raw-material reference based on recorded CAS numbers. A CAS match identifies a reference entry; it does not verify the supplied grade, composition, purity or finished-product compliance. Naturals, bases and mixtures require composition review.
European Union / Northern Ireland
No direct listed-entry CAS match in this jurisdiction’s held reference set. This does not mean the material is allergen-free. Constituents, grouped entries and natural-material composition may require further review.
Finished-cosmetic declaration thresholds: greater than 0.001% leave-on; greater than 0.01% rinse-off. Apply the current target-market rules to the actual complete formulation; no concentration is inferred here.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 · Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 with 11 November 2025 corrigendum; checked 2026-10-26.
Held EU transition dates: placing noncompliant products on the market until 2026-07-31; making them available until 2028-07-31. Check applicability and current law for the intended market. 2025 corrigendum.
Great Britain
No direct listed-entry CAS match in this jurisdiction’s held reference set. This does not mean the material is allergen-free. Constituents, grouped entries and natural-material composition may require further review.
Finished-cosmetic declaration thresholds: greater than 0.001% leave-on; greater than 0.01% rinse-off. Apply the current target-market rules to the actual complete formulation; no concentration is inferred here.
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III (Great Britain) · legislation.gov.uk current text checked 2026-10-26.
Current supplier composition or allergen declarations are required to assess naturals, bases, mixtures and actual concentrations. Reference data checked 2026-10-26; bundle 2026-10-27. Supplementary private documents remain separate.
Product specification
| CAS number | 112-12-9 |
|---|---|
| Odour description (decreasing) | Orris-like, Waxy, Fruity, Floral, Green |
| Odour strength | Medium |
| Perfumery use | Orris-inspired florals, waxy fruit textures and soft woody hearts.Listed perfumery guidance; this is not an IFRA limit. |
| Typical use percentage | Up to 5% of fragrance concentrate (creative reference; not an IFRA limit) |
| Substantivity | 128 hours at 100% (reference test conditions) |
| Solvent | None added |
| Flash point | 89°C |
| Physical state | Liquid |
| Physical form | Colourless to pale yellow, clear mobile liquid |
| Synonyms | Methyl Nonyl Ketone; 2-Undecanone |
Safety & handling
Hazard statements:
- H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary statements:
- P273 Avoid release to the environment.
- P391 Collect spillage.
- P501 Dispose of contents/container to: approved disposal site.
Important: For professional formulation use. Review the Safety Data Sheet before handling, storage or use.
Datasheets & customer documents
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Documentation Supply PolicyIFRA formulation guide
Generic reference only — not an IFRA certificate, compliance decision or use recommendation. The Responsible Person and qualified safety assessor must assess the actual finished formula using current applicable IFRA Standards, supplementary documentation where available and the CPSR.
Raw-material reference based on recorded CAS numbers. A CAS match identifies a reference entry; it does not verify the supplied grade, composition, purity or finished-product compliance. Naturals, bases and mixtures require composition review.
Source: 51st Amendment overview, held source checked 2026-10-21. Bundle 2026-10-27. Individual Standards prevail over the overview.
No direct IFRA overview entry matched the recorded CAS in this held dataset. This does not mean unrestricted use, absence of relevant Standards or compliance. Constituent restrictions may still apply.
IFRA source overview · Individual IFRA Standards and supplementary documentation
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Creative ideas to explore
Creative directions, not tested formulas.Fruit with its peel
With citrus and leafy contrastsExplore a fruit sketch that includes a suggestion of peel or leaf. Compare those accents separately against the fruity reference, noticing whether they create a fresher impression or pull the idea away from the fruit you imagined.
An orchard in bloom
With rose or another familiar flowerPlace the fruity direction beside a simple floral accord. Keep a flower-only comparison and assess whether the fruit reads as a supporting accent, a juicy centre or a separate note that needs a different setting.
Fruit and cream
With vanilla and soft wood directionsSketch a more rounded fruit idea with vanilla as one variation and soft wood as another. Compare sweetness and texture before combining both, leaving room for the original fruity character to remain identifiable in the study.







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