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PARA-TERTIARY-BUTYL BENZYLIDENE ACETONE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
chyprefougere
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
woodyspicyherbaceoussweet

A soft, powdery floral-balsamic aromachemical with a warm mimosa and violet character, layered over a mildly woody, sweet backdrop. Develops a rounded, slightly waxy floral tone that lends volume and diffusion to floral bouquets.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
4 / 10
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chemicals · No. 411

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 176.

tenacity · high
heavysweetherbaceousspicywoody
Appearance

Yellowish oily liquid, solidifying in the cold to a crystalline mass of lemon-yellow color.

Solubility

Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, miscible with oils.

Odor

Heavy, sweet-herbaceous, somewhat spicy odor of good tenacity. Woody undertones.

Uses in perfumery

Suggested for use in perfume compositions, where its peculiar odor type may introduce new modifications of Fougere, Chypre, etc. or this chemical may be used to introduce a different type of fruitiness to novelty fragrances.

Production

Produced from para-tertiary-Butylbenzaldehyde plus Acetone by condensation.

Identity
Aliases · 3
para-tertiary-Butyl benzalacetonepara-tertiary-Butyl-phenyl-3-buten-2-onepara-tertiary-Butyl styryl methyl ketone
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