A soft, woody-violet aromachemical in the methylionone family — velvety orris-root character with a dry cedar-like woodiness underneath. Powdery and slightly floral, discreet rather than loud, giving smooth diffusion and a refined violet-wood signature.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 318.
Colorless to pale yellowish oily liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils. Poorly soluble in Propylene glycol.
The odor varies according to isomer ratio, but can generally be classified as warm, violet-like, sweet, yet somewhat powdery and very tenacious.
This ketone is used in fine perfumery where warm and powdery, rich, sweet and lasting Ionone-type odors are desirable. This material seems less prone to discoloration or yellowing than many of its lower homologues.
Produced from Citral and Diethylketone by condensation, followed by cyclization.