Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 135.
Colorless mobile liquid.
Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Peculiar herbaceous-green, yet very sweet and heavy-floral in its undertones. It is reminiscent of the odor of Orange leaf water absolute, also of Orange flower water absolute.
Benzyl cyanide (absolutely pure) is interesting for use in Jasmin, Tuberose, Orange flower substitutes, bases, etc. and in general as a powerful herbaceous-green note in heavy floral fragrances.
Produced from Benzyl chloride and Sodium cyanide.
| Category | Kind | Max % | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 2 | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 3 | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 4 | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 5A | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 5B | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 5C | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 5D | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 6 | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 7A | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 7B | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 8 | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 9 | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 10A | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 10B | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 11A | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 11B | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
| Category 12 | Prohibition · cap | 0.01% | See note above | DOC |
Compliance-support only. Values resolved from the current IFRA corpus; each row cites the document excerpt it came from. Not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor.
Natural complex substances (NCSs) in which this material typically occurs.
| NCS | Botanical | Typical % |
|---|---|---|
| Karo karunde absolute | Leptactina senegambica Hook f. | 5% |
| Jasmine sambac absolute | Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton | 1.2% |
| Tuberose Absolute | Poliantes tuberosa L. | 0.8% |
| Orange Flower Water Absolute | Citrus aurantium L. spp. Amara Link | 0.5% |
| Orange flower oil, bitter (neroli and neroli bigarade) | Citrus aurantium L. spp. Amara Link | 0.2% |
| Genet absolute | Spartium junceum L. | 0.1% |
| Gardenia tahitensis oil | Gardenia tahitensis DC. | 0.1% |
| Magnolia flower oil | Magnolia grandiflora L. | 0.09% |
| Jasmine absolute (grandiflorum) | Jasminum grandiflorum L. | 0.07% |
| Cananga Oil | Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. &Thomson oil (forma genuine Steenis) | 0.05% |
| Ylang, Ylang oil, terpene-free | Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. &Thomson oil (forma genuine Steenis) | 0.03% |