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ISO-BUTENYL CYCLOPENTANOL

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
floralmuguetrosefresh-greenfruity-floral
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
herbal
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
floralherbaceous

A fresh, natural green-floral aroma chemical with a slightly fruity, rosy character reminiscent of dewy petals and crushed leaves. Has a clean, transparent quality that lifts floral accords without adding weight.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 376

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 163.

tenacity · lowpower · moderate
herbaceousfloral
MW
140.23
BP
190°C
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Appearance

Colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Powerful, herbaceous-floral odor of rather poor tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

The title alcohol is used in perfume compositions, but is almost never found in price lists under its proper chemical name.

Production

Produced from Cyclopentenone and Methyl vinyl carbinol by condensation, followed by controlled hydrogenation to the secondary alcohol.

Identity
Aliases · 1
2-(Methylvinylcarbinyl)-cyclopentan-1-ol
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).