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ACETALDEHYDE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
citrus-colognefruityaldehydicsparkling-top
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
aldehydic
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
pungentaldehydicfruityetherealgreenfresh

Extremely volatile, sharp and pungent aldehyde with an ethereal, almost suffocating character on first sniff. Quickly reveals a green-apple, unripe-fruit facet with a wine-like nuance before flashing off almost entirely. Used in trace amounts to lift citrus and fruity accords with a sparkling, effervescent top-note kick.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
9 / 10
Tenacity
1 / 10
Volatility
10 / 10
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chemicals · No. 3

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 14.

G.R.A.S.FEMA 2003
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0.8°C
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Sp.Gr.
0.8
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Appearance

Colorless mobile liquid

Solubility

Soluble in water, alcohol and essential oils.

Odor

Pungent ethereal-nauseating odor, in high dilution reminiscent of Coffee or Wine.

Flavor

Gas or colorless mobile liquid.

Uses in perfumery

Used in minute amounts in artificial essential oils, occasionally as part of a top note in perfumes.

Uses in flavor

For Apple, Apricot, Banana, Berry, Black Walnut, Butter, Chocolate, Coffee, Grape, Peach, Rum, Wine, etc. Concentration: 4-25 ppm in finished product.

Production

Produced from Ethyl alcohol acid, or Ethane, or Acetylene, or Acetic.

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).