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ALPHA-AMYL FURFURACROLEIN

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
orientalgourmandamberspicy-floral
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
floralspicyherbaceoussweet

A warm, spicy-cinnamic aromachemical reminiscent of the furfural-cinnamaldehyde family — sweet, slightly balsamic, with a nutty-caramelic edge and a suggestion of roasted almond. Diffuses with moderate lift before settling into a soft, warm-spice heart.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
5 / 10
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chemicals · No. 176

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 84.

tenacity · high
sweetherbaceousfloralspicyambre
MW
138.16
BP
256°C
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Sp.Gr.
1
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Appearance

Yellow liquid.

Solubility

Soluble in alcohol and perfume oils.

Odor

Sweet-herbaceous, floral, somewhat spicy, Ambre-like odor of good tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

This chemical has found little use in perfumery, but it forms membership of a series of alpha-alkyl-substituted Furfuracroleins of which the lower members are very interesting to the Aroma industries, mainly for flavor purposes.

Production

Produced from Furfural and Heptaldehyde, by condensation.

Identity
Aliases · 3
alpha-Amy-beta-2-furylacraldehydealpha-Amyl furylacroleinalpha-Furfurylidene heptanol
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