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PARA-CRESYL CINNAMATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
white-floralorientalamberhoney-accordtobacco
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
floral
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
floralsweet

A soft, warm balsamic-floral note with a honeyed, faintly narcotic character reminiscent of cinnamon-tinged blossoms. Powdery and slightly waxy in the drydown, it lends a smooth sweetness and fixative depth to floral and oriental accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
8 / 10
Volatility
3 / 10
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chemicals · No. 731

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 305.

tenacity · high
floralsweet
Appearance

White crystals.

Solubility

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

Odor

Very faint, delicately floral, sweet odor of considerable tenacity. Overall Lily-like, but mild enough to become a fixative background of other floral types, Oriental fragrances, etc.

Uses in perfumery

Very rarely offered commercially, rarely used.

Production

Produced from para-Cresolsodium in aqueous solution with Cinnamyl chloride in presence of a catalyst.

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