Sharp, bitter almond character reminiscent of benzaldehyde but with a more metallic, nitrile edge. Has a marzipan-like sweetness with a slightly acrid, cherry-pit undertone. Less rounded than benzaldehyde, with a piercing quality.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 125.
Colorless liquid.
Insoluble in cold water, soluble in boiling water. Miscible with alcohol and oils, but not soluble in liquid paraffin. Poorly soluble in propylene glycol.
Recommended as a stabilizer for Benzaldehyde in industrial perfumes.
Produced by many methods, e.g. from Aniline by diazoreaction.