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PARA-TERTIARY-BUTYL PHENOL

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CAS

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Material type

synthetic aroma chemical

Canonical source

arctander

Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags

leatherchypretobaccofougereincense

How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family

industrial

Note tendency

Base

Descriptors

phenolicmedicinalleathersmokytardry

Sharp, dry phenolic material with a strong medicinal-tarry character reminiscent of creosote, birch tar and old leather. Develops a smoky, resinous facet with a slightly sweet balsamic undertone on drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity

8 / 10

Tenacity

7 / 10

Volatility

3 / 10

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chemicals · No. 604

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 253.

tenacity · high

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238°C

98°C

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Appearance

White needlelike crystals

Solubility

Slightly soluble in water. Soluble in alcohol, oils and in aqueous alkali

Odor

Powerful dry-leathery-phenolic odor, remotely reminiscent of the odor of certain Oakmoss products

Uses in perfumery

Suggested for use in perfume compositions to introduce Oakmoss-like or leather-like notes

Production

Prod. from Phenol and Iso-Butylene by heating with Zinc chloride, or directly from Phenol and tertiary-Butanol in alcoholic solution

Identity

Aliases · 4

1-Hydroxy-4-tertiary-butylbenzene3,4-Methylenedioxy phenylpentadienoic acidalpha-cis-gamma-cis-isomer of Piperic acidButylphen

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