A rich, honeyed narcotic floral note with a distinct narcissus and hyacinth character. Develops a waxy, slightly animalic facet reminiscent of dirty honey and civet, with a heavy indolic undertone. Signature use is to add depth and a natural 'dirty' floral quality to white florals and narcissus accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 308.
White granular crystals.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, miscible with most perfume oils, poorly soluble in propylene glycol.
Very tenacious Lily-Hyacinth-Jonquil type odor. The nuances in odor occur when the material is not chemically pure, e.g. from traces of Phenylacetic acid or traces of para-Cresol.
Occasionally used in flavor compositions for imitation Honey, Butter, Nut, Caramel, Fruit, etc.
Usually applied at less than 1° in the perfume composition, this ester should be carefully blended with high boiling or powerful odorants in order to achieve a pleasant effect. It performs well in Jasmine, Tuberose, Gardenia, Lily, Hyacinth, Narcissus and other floral and floral-green bases.
Produced from para-Cresol plus Phenylacetic acid with Phosphorpentoxide or with Phosphoroxychloride in aqueous alkaline solution.