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BENZALDEHYDE ETHYLENEGLYCOLACETAL

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
gourmandcherry-accordalmond-accordheliotropefougeresoap
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
odorless

A softer, rounder version of benzaldehyde — sweet almond and marzipan with a cherry-pit facet, but without the sharp bitter-almond bite of the parent aldehyde. The acetal protection makes it more stable in alkaline bases and slightly more tenacious, giving a smoother, slightly balsamic nutty-fruity character.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 272

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 122.

odorless
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150.18
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Appearance

Colorless viscous liquid.

Odor

Almost odorless when free from Benzaldehyde, but traces of moisture will free some aldehyde and influence the odor.

Uses in flavor

Suggested for use in flavor compositions where storage conditions favor a more stable form of Benzaldehyde.

Production

Produced from Benzaldehyde and Ethylene glycol by condensation.

Identity
Aliases · 1
2-Phenyl-1,3-dioxolane
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