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AMYL VINYL CARBINYL ACETATE

RESTRICTION
CAS
2442-10-6
EC
—
Material type
other
Canonical source
document derived
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Suggested max
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Cost
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Stock
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Compatibility tags
citrus-colognetropical-fruitymodern-chypregrapefruitblackcurrant
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
herbal
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
herbaceousfruitymintycitrusygeranium-likerosy

A powerfully diffusive tropical-fruity note with a distinctly sulfurous, cat-pee edge reminiscent of grapefruit peel, blackcurrant bud and passionfruit. In dilution it reads as juicy, fresh and green with a piquant thiol-like sharpness that lifts citrus and fruity accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
8 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
8 / 10
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Reverse-composition

Contained in

Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.

Ingredient%Range
LAVENDER OIL—1–5%
LAVENDER 40/42—0.1–1%
chemicals · No. 232

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 103.

herbaceousfruitymintycitrusygeranium-likerosy
MW
184.28
BP
190°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.89
Refractive n
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Rotation
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Appearance

Colorless liquid

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils

Odor

Fresh-herbaceous, fruity-minty odor

Uses in perfumery

Extensively used in the reconstitution of essential oils

Production

Produced by acetylation of Amyl vinyl carbinol (preferably the dextro-Octenol)

IFRA Annex I

Found naturally in

Natural complex substances (NCSs) in which this material typically occurs.

NCSBotanicalTypical %
LAVENDER ABSOLUTELavandula angustifolia angustifolia0.7%
MENTHA CITRATA OILMentha citrata Ehrhart0.5%
BAY LEAF, WEST INDIAN, OILPimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W. Moore0.3%
LAVENDIN SUPER OILLavendula super0.3%
LAVANDIN ABRIALIS OILLavandula x intermedia abrialis0.2%
SPEARMINT OILMentha spicata L.0.06%
Identity
Aliases · 12
1-Octen-3-ol, acetate1-Octen-3-yl acetate2442-10-63-Acetoxyoctenen-Pentyl vinyl carbinol acetateβ-Octenyl acetate3-Acetoxy octeneAmyl crotonyl acetateAmyl vinyl carbinyl acetatebeta-Octenyl acetaten-Pentyl vinyl carbinyl acetateOctenyl acetate
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).