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CYCLOHEXADECANE EPOXIDE

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
muskwhite-floralclean-laundryamberfougerewoody
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
woody
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
sweet

A clean, soft macrocyclic musk character — powdery and slightly waxy with a warm, skin-like radiance. Diffuse and airy rather than sweet or animalic, giving that classic velvety musk halo used to round out bases.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
9 / 10
Volatility
2 / 10
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chemicals · No. 770

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 320.

tenacity · highpower · weak
woodymusky
MW
270.49
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MP
61°C
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Appearance

White or colorless crystals

Odor

Tenacious, woody-musky, but rather weak odor, not as sweet as Cyclopentadecanone, but more resembling Cyclohexadecanone

Uses in perfumery

Of little more than academic interest. This epoxide does not offer the outstanding qualities of synthetic musk necessary in today’s competition with so many excellent musks.

Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).