A sweet, almond-like aroma reminiscent of benzaldehyde but softer and more rounded, with cherry and marzipan facets. Less sharp and more stable than benzaldehyde itself, releasing its bitter-almond character slowly. Has a gentle fruity-nutty sweetness with a mild aromatic backdrop.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 121.
Colorless liquid.
Soluble in alcohol and oils.
Sweet and mild, green odor, faintly reminiscent of the odor of Bitter Almond, but more herbaceous.
Has been suggested for use in perfumes because it is more stable to alkali than the aldehyde. However, it does not lend the power or the character of the free aldehyde.
In flavors it offers some advantage in being milder, easier to handle, but it must be kept in mind that like most other acetals this material is sensitive to mild acid, a condition prevalent in many functional products containing artificial flavor.
Produced from Benzaldehyde and Ethylalcohol.