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ISO-AMYL VANILLATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
fixativeoriental
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
resinous
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
floralbalsamic

A soft, creamy vanilla facet with a balsamic-sweet warmth, less foody and more refined than vanillin or ethyl vanillin. Shows a subtle powdery, slightly woody-phenolic edge that gives depth without the sugary intensity of ethyl vanillin.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
3 / 10
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chemicals · No. 230

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 103.

balsamicanimalfloral
MW
222.29
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Appearance

Colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in most oils.

Odor

Very faint balsamic-animal odor with floral undertones.

Uses in perfumery

The title ester finds limited use in perfume compositions, occasionally in Oriental bases with Civet and Tolubalsam, or in novel creations where its fixative effect and peculiar, but rather faint odor can be utilized.

Production

Produced from Vanillic acid and iso-Amyl-alcohol.

Identity
Aliases · 1
iso-Amyl-4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate
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