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ASCARIDOLE

CAS
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EC
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
herbal
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
minty

Sharp, pungent camphoraceous odor with a medicinal, almost cineole-like bite and a green herbal edge reminiscent of wormseed and epazote. Aggressive and penetrating in isolation, with a slightly cooling, terpenic character.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
8 / 10
Tenacity
3 / 10
Volatility
8 / 10
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chemicals · No. 265

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 118.

herbaceousmintyunpleasant
MW
168.24
BP
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MP
2.5°C
Sp.Gr.
1.01
Refractive n
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Rotation
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Appearance

Pale yellowish oil.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Nauseating herbaceous, choking unpleasant, headachy odor, minty undertone.

Flavor

Taste is nauseating.

Uses in perfumery

This material is mainly included for completion, and for the hazard it presents.

Uses in flavor

Used in flavors previously.

Production

1) By isolation from Chenopodium oil (Wormseed oil). 2) Synthesized from alpha-Terpinene by oxidation.

Identity
Aliases · 2
1-Methyl-4-iso-propyl cyclohexene-2-dioxide1,4-Peroxido-para-menthene-2
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