A dark phenolic-guaiacol character — smoky, medicinal, and slightly tarry with a warm woody-balsamic undertone. Reminiscent of creosote and smoked wood with a spicy edge, becoming softer and more resinous on dry-down.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.
| Ingredient | % | Range |
|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD BASE (VENTOS) | — | 0.1–1% |
| POIVRE FORT | — | 0.1–1% |
Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 387.
Almost colorless oily liquid.
Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Warm-spicy, sweet and slightly floral-balsamic odor, reminiscent of Eugenol, but milder and sweeter than this.
Occasionally used in perfumery as a substitute for Eugenol when Eugenol seems to produce a problem with possible discoloration.
Produced by catalytic reduction of Eugenol with Palladium or Platinum black catalyst.
Natural complex substances (NCSs) in which this material typically occurs.
| NCS | Botanical | Typical % |
|---|---|---|
| BIRCH WOOD PYROLYSATE | Betula spp. | 0.9% |
| CADE OIL | Juniperus oxycedrus L. | 0.5% |