Coniferyl alcohol has a soft, balsamic-sweet character reminiscent of vanilla and benzoin, with a mild floral-spicy undertone. It is a quiet, warm material — more of a rounding, fixative-adjacent note than a dominant one, with faint hints of clove and cinnamic warmth.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 294.
White (colorless) crystals.
Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
This chemical could find extensive use as a fixative and blender in various types of floral, balsamic and Oriental fragrances.
This chemical could find extensive use as a fixative and blender in various types of floral, balsamic and Oriental fragrances.
Produced by enzymatic hydrolysis of the glucoside Coniferin (= Abietin).