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BUTYL CYCLOHEXYL CAPROATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
fruitywhite-floralfresh-fougeretropical
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
fruity
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
fruitysweet

A soft, waxy-fruity ester with a green pear and unripe apple character, and a faint tropical nuance. Diffuse and rounded rather than sharp, with a subtle oily-fatty undertone typical of longer-chain cyclohexyl esters.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
5 / 10
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chemicals · No. 442

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 189.

MIDDLEtenacity · highpower · moderate
fruitysweetBenzaldehyde-like
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212.33
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Appearance

Colorless liquid

Solubility

Insoluble in water, poorly soluble in Propylene glycol, soluble in alcohol and oils

Odor

Mild, but rich and tenacious fruity-sweet odor with a Benzaldehyde-like undertone

Uses in perfumery

Has been suggested for use in perfumes and flavors

Production

Produced from (para) tertiary-Butyl cyclohexanol by esterification with Caproic acid

Identity
Aliases · 1
ortho-and para-tertiary-Butyl cyclohexylhexanoate
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