Nonanoic acid
A C9 straight-chain saturated fatty acid which occurs naturally as esters of the oil of pelargonium. Has antifungal properties, and is also used as a herbicide as well as in the preparation of plasticisers and lacquers. — ChEBI
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Identity & molecular properties
Source-linked values| CAS number | 112-05-0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molecular formula | C9H18O2 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molar mass | 158.241 g/mol | ChEBI ↗ |
| Monoisotopic mass | 158.13068 Da | ChEBI ↗ |
| Formal charge | 0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| ChEBI identifier | CHEBI:29019 | ChEBI ↗ |
Cross-source molecular data
PubChem| Molar mass | 158.24 g/mol | PubChem ↗ |
| Exact mass | 158.130679813 Da | PubChem ↗ |
| Computed XLogP | 3.5 | PubChem ↗ |
| Topological polar surface area (Ų) | 37.3 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond donors | 1 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond acceptors | 2 | PubChem ↗ |
| Rotatable bonds | 7 | PubChem ↗ |
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Names & structural identifiers
Copy any identifiernonanoic acidnonanoic acidFBUKVWPVBMHYJY-UHFFFAOYSA-NCCCCCCCCC(=O)OInChI=1S/C9H18O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9(10)11/h2-8H2,1H3,(H,10,11)Classification & relationships
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Safety classification · Japan
NITE / Japanese governmentNonanoic acid · R04-B-011-JNIOSH, MOE
| Endpoint | Reported classification |
|---|---|
| Skin corrosion/irritation | Category 2 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation | Category 2A |
| Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposure | Category 3 (Narcotic effects) |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment （Acute） | Category 3 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment （Long-term） | Category 2 |
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Calculated from sourced massUses 158.241 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.
Elemental composition
Theoretical mass fractionsCOHCalculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.
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Checked 27 Sep 2026Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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