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CINNAMYL-ISO-VALERATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
tobacco
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
floral
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
floralsweetfreshcinnamicrosetobacco

A warm, softly spicy ester with a cinnamon-balsamic core wrapped in ripe, jammy fruit facets. Less fiery than cinnamic aldehyde — sweeter, rounder, with a faint apple-and-honey undertone that lingers into a mild balsamic drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
5 / 10
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chemicals · No. 648

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 271.

tenacity · highG.R.A.S.FEMA 2302
freshfloralrosybalsamicsweettobacco
MW
218.3
BP
313°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
1
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, miscible with most perfume oils. Poorly soluble in propylene glycol.

Odor

Fresh, but delicately floral, rosy odor. Balsamic, almost sweet-tobacco-like undertones.

Flavor

Used quite frequently in flavor compositions for imitation Apple, Apricot, Cherry, Chocolate, Grape, Maple, Nut, Peach, Pineapple, Plum, Spice, Strawberry, etc. Also in tobacco flavorings.

Uses in perfumery

Interesting in perfume compositions of the light floral type, Peony, Magnolia, Sweet Pea, Freesia, and in Rose variations.

Production

Produced by direct esterification of Cinnamic alcohol with iso-Valeric acid under azeotropic conditions.

Identity
Aliases · 1
Cinnamy valerate
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