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sharp herbal fruity orange herbaceous bitter acrid
 
sharp herbal fruity orange herbaceous bitter acrid
  

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Ruta graveolens

sharp herbal fruity orange herbaceous bitter acrid

The main chemical components are 2-nonanone, 2-nonyl acetate, 2-undecanone, 2-butanone, psoralen, bergaptene and xanthotoxin. The ones you want are:

2-nonanone - this is methyl heptyl ketone - fruity fresh sweet green weedy earthy herbal

2-nonyl acetate - mentioned on leffingwell.com, but link is currently broken. There are two isomers, one being "typically fruity" and the other "flowery and more intense"

2-undecanone - this is methyl nonyl ketone - the component in Boundary -waxy fruity creamy fatty orris floral

2-butanone - this is methyl ethyl ketone - a common solvent similar to acetone, but slightly different smell


Aromatherapy

Not recommended for Aromatherapy