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BETA-TERTIARY-BUTYL-BETA-METHYLACROLEIN

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
greenherbalfougere
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
herbal
Note tendency
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Descriptors
herbaceoussweet

A pungent, sharply green aldehyde with a camphoraceous, slightly minty edge and a rough herbal undertone. Diffusive and volatile in isolation, it reads as raw and harsh at full strength but lends a fresh, lifted green sparkle when heavily diluted.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
8 / 10
Tenacity
3 / 10
Volatility
8 / 10
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chemicals · No. 492

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 207.

herbaceoussweet
MW
112.17
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Appearance

Colorless or pale straw-colored liquid.

Odor

Powerful herbaceous, rather sweet odor, reminiscent of Clover complex, including the Coumarin-type of odor.

Uses in perfumery

Has hardly any interest beyond the academic interest of studying chemicals with Coumarin-type of odor.

Production

Produced by condensation of Methyl-iso-butyl ketone and Acetaldehyde.

Identity
Aliases · 2
beta-tertiary-Butyl crotonaldehydeMethyl-iso-amylidene acetaldehyde
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