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PARA-CRESYL BENZOATE

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
fixativejasminlilymodifiernarcissus
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
floral

A soft, narcotic white-floral base note with a phenolic, slightly animalic edge reminiscent of narcissus and ylang. Balsamic and mildly honeyed, with a waxy-sweet undertone that lends richness and depth to floral accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
8 / 10
Volatility
3 / 10
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chemicals · No. 726

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 303.

sweetfloral
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BP
316°C
MP
72°C
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Appearance

Colorless or white plate crystals.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, modestly soluble in alcohol, miscible with most perfume oils.

Odor

Very faint odor, somewhat sweeter than that of para-Cresylsalicylate, more floral.

Uses in perfumery

Rarely used in perfumes, occasionally as a fixative-modifier in Lily-Jasmin-Narcissus type bases.

Production

Produced from para-Cresol sodium and Benzoyl chloride.

Identity
Aliases · 1
para-Tolyl benzoate
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