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ACETYL

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
sweet

The name 'ACETYL' alone is ambiguous — it likely refers to an acetyl-prefixed aromachemical (e.g. Acetyl Cedrene, Acetyl Isoeugenol, or similar) but the specific material cannot be identified from the truncated name. Without more context, a confident olfactory profile cannot be given.AI · claude-opus-4-7

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chemicals · No. 34

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 26.

TOP
sweet
MW
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BP
146°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
1.0824
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Appearance

Colorless liquid

Solubility

Miscible with water, alcohol, essential oils and perfume and flavor chemicals.

Odor

Pungent, sweet-caramellic, somewhat choking-ethereal odor. Sweet, slightly burning taste.

Flavor

Colorless liquid, miscible with water, alcohol, essential oils and perfume and flavor chemi- cals.

Production

1) from Ethyl Amyl ketone with Selenium oxide. 2) from Amylacetoacetate via its oxime.

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