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ISO-CHAVICINIC ACID

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
orientalspicygourmandambertobacco
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
spicy
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
burningpungent

A pungent, warm-spicy aromachemical reminiscent of piperine — the bite of black pepper without much of its fresh terpenic top. Dry, slightly resinous and biting, with a lingering warm phenolic-spicy facet.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
7 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
4 / 10
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chemicals · No. 605

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 253.

burningpungent
MW
220.21
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MP
136°C
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Appearance

White crystals

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Almost odorless.

Flavor

Burning-pungent mouthfeel and organoleptic effect but otherwise flavorless.

Uses in perfumery

Used in artificial Black Pepper preparations and in spice blends.

Production

Produced from trans-3,4-Methylenedioxy cinnamylidene malonic acid with Quinoline.

Identity
Aliases · 1
alpha-trans-gamma-cis-isomer of 5-(3’, 4’-Methylenedioxyphenyl)-penta-2:4-dienoic acid
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