A very mild, waxy-fatty ester with a soft oily character and a faint fruity nuance. Used more as a low-odor solvent and fixative/diluent than for its own scent — it lends smoothness and helps anchor volatile top notes without contributing much aroma of its own.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 99.
Colorless leafy crystals.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, miscible with oils.
Very faint waxy-fatty odor, or practically odorless.
Has been suggested as a modifier-fixative in certain flower bases, as a blender in Orris-type fragrances, as an extender for Ionones, etc. Does not seem to contribute significantly to the overall odor of such compositions.
Produced from Sebacic acid (from Castor oil by alkali heating and distillation) with iso-Amyl alcohol, direct esterification.