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PARA-TERTIARY-BUTYL ACETOPHENONE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
white-floralheliotropemimosafougereorientalpowdery
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
balsamicherbaceoussweet

A sweet, floral-balsamic aroma chemical reminiscent of hawthorn blossom and mimosa, with a soft almond-cherry facet. Warm and slightly powdery on the dry-down, it lends creamy floral fullness to white-floral and heliotrope accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
4 / 10
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chemicals · No. 387

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 167.

tenacity · moderate
sweetbalsamicfloralherbaceous
MW
176.26
BP
232°C
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Appearance

Colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Powerful, very sweet, balsamic-floral, discretely herbaceous odor of moderate tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

Originally meant to be a general floralizer for soap perfumes and cosmetic perfumes, since it is very stable and relatively inexpensive.

Production

Produced from Benzene plus Acetylchloride and tertiary-Butylchloride with Aluminum chloride catalyst.

Identity
Aliases · 1
Alpha-iso-propyl Muguetton
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