A sweet, anisic-balsamic aromatic with a warm phenolic-woody undertone reminiscent of anise, methyl chavicol and dark spice. Softly diffusive with a slight smoky-spicy nuance that rounds into a creamy woody drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 198.
White needlelike crystals.
Almost insoluble in cold water, slightly soluble in hot water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Warm, mossy-nutlike, root-like odor of excellent tenacity. The sweetness has some similarity to that of Musk Ambrette and Vetiver, while the earthy notes resemble Walnut and Oakmoss.
This material finds some use in perfume compositions as a modifier/fixative in Chypre, Ambre, 'Oriental' types, etc.
Produced from Hydroquinone and iso-Butylene, followed by complete Methylation of the Diphenol with Dimethylsulfate in weak aqueous alkali.