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BETA-BUTENYL-PARA-METHOXYBENZENE

CAS

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Material type

synthetic aroma chemical

Canonical source

arctander

Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags

aldehydicflorallilaclilymuguetrose

How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family

sweet

Note tendency

Middle

Descriptors

woodybalsamicherbaceoussweet

Warm, sweet anisic-balsamic character reminiscent of anethole and estragole, with a soft spicy-herbal facet echoing tarragon and fennel. Rounded and slightly powdery, with a mild licorice-like sweetness rather than sharp bite.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity

6 / 10

Tenacity

5 / 10

Volatility

6 / 10

Members

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chemicals · No. 377

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 164.

tenacity · moderate

sweetpungentherbaceousbalsamicwoody

162.23

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Appearance

Colorless oily liquid

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, miscible with oils

Odor

Intensely sweet, but also pungent-herbaceous-balsamic odor resembling the odor of Anise and Fennel, but with emphasis on the woody-herbaceous notes

Uses in perfumery

Suggested for use in imitation Anise and Fennel oils, and for reinforcement of the said oils in perfume compositions

Production

Produced by methylation of para-Butenyl-phenol

Identity

Aliases · 2

4-(2-Butenyl)-methoxybenzene4-(para-Methoxyphenyl)-2-butene

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