# Bicyclononalactone

Source: https://dupehacking.com/ingredients/bicyclononalactone
CAS: 4430-31-3



Bicyclononalactone is a creamy and sweet lactone but with a distinctly tonka and hay character. Its has a subtle earthiness that makes it far more interesting than many of the other lactones that tend to be variations on a theme of coconut or peach. Use it as an interesting alternative to Coumarin in a classic fougère and as a replacer for Dihydrocoumarin which is prohibited in many places except when naturally occurring in plant extracts. Bicyclononalactone is used to great effect in such scents as Ambre Narguile (2004) by Hermès where it is found at an enormous 4% and Grand Soir (2016) of Maison Francis Kurkdjian at a more reasonable 1.5%. — Fraterworks

## How the catalogue uses it
- Appears in 36 formulas.
- Dose: 0.16% to 75.00%, average 3.48%.
- Most at home in: Amber Vanilla, Aromatic Fougère, Woody Spicy.
- Usually weighed alongside: Vanillin, Iso E Super, Ambroxan, Ethyl Vanillin, Coumarin, Hedione.


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