Veratrole (1,2-diethoxybenzene / catechol diethylether) has a dry, phenolic-woody character with earthy and faintly smoky facets. It reads slightly medicinal and rooty, reminiscent of a subdued guaiacol or a dry-down accent between vetiver and old-book paper. Blends into woody, leather, and tobacco accords to add lift and a discreet phenolic edge.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 247.
White crystals.
Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Sweet vanilla-like odor, weaker than vanillin, but a heavier note with a trace of anisic sweetness in it.
Suggested for use in perfumes, but does not seem to offer sufficiently interesting notes or power.
Produced from pyrocatechol by ethylation with diethyl sulfate in cold aqueous alkali.