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ALPHA-AMYL CINNAMYL NITRILE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
white-floraljasminemuguetfougeresoap
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
herbal
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
greenherbaceouscinnamic

A jasmine-adjacent floral aromachemical with a waxy, slightly fatty character and a soft green-fruity nuance. Less sweet and more diffusive than amyl cinnamic aldehyde, with a cleaner, more transparent floral profile that lacks the aldehyde's honeyed heaviness.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
5 / 10
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chemicals · No. 160

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 77.

herbaceousearthynutlike
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199.3
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Odor

Peculiar herbaceous-green, somewhat earthy-nutlike odor. Sharper than Amyl cinnamic aldehyde, but bears some resemblance to that.

Uses in perfumery

This nitrile has, to the author’s knowledge, not found wide use in perfumery or flavor work.

Identity
Aliases · 1
alpha-Amy-alpha-cyanostyrene
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