n-Nonadecane is used as a fragrance agent in cosmetics and perfumes. It is used by egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis to discriminate between female and male hosts.
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Applications
n-Nonadecane is used as a fragrance agent in cosmetics and perfumes. It is used by egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis to discriminate between female and male hosts.
Solubility
Soluble in Chloroform, Hexane.
Notes
Store away from oxidizing agents. Store in a cool, dry conditions in well sealed container.
RUO – Research Use Only
B Zobrist; C Marcolli; T Peter; T Koop. Heterogeneous ice nucleation in aqueous solutions: the role of water activity. Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment and General Theory. 2008, 112, (17), 3965-3975.
Stefano Colazza; Gloria Aquila; Claudio De Pasquale; Ezio Peri; Jocelyn G Millar. The egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis uses n-nonadecane, a cuticular hydrocarbon from its stink bug host Nezara viridula, to discriminate between female and male hosts. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 2007, 33, (7), 1405-1420.