Acetyl mesitylene (2,4,6-trimethylacetophenone) has a soft, sweet-musky odor with powdery floral facets and a mild balsamic-fruity undertone. It reads somewhat like a light nitro-musk substitute — round, slightly waxy, with a discreet acetophenone character.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 29.
Colorless liquid
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and perfume materials.
Peculiar, strong and persistent odor, simul- taneously non-fioral and heavy-sweet-fioral. Not nearly as pungent as Acetophenone, but stil] rather chemical in its genera] character.
Could be used in perfumery as a modifier for basic components in New Mown Hay, Fougére, heavy florals, etc., and blends well with Labdanum, Nitromusks, Benzoates and Cinnamates, Coumarins, etc.