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CYCLOPENTADECANOLONE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
muskamberfloralorientalchyprewhite-floral
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
musky
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
musky

A warm, rounded macrocyclic musk with a slightly animalic, waxy character. Rich and diffusive, it lends a soft skin-like sweetness and body without the clean laundry brightness of polycyclic musks. Signature natural-musk profile similar to muscone.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
9 / 10
Volatility
2 / 10
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chemicals · No. 812

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 335.

tenacity · lowpower · weak
muskyanimal
MW
240.39
BP
327°C
MP
58°C
Sp.Gr.
0.96
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Appearance

Colorless crystalline mass or white crystals.

Odor

Musky, somewhat animal odor, much weaker than that of Cyclopentadecanolide.

Identity
Aliases · 1
Hydroxy pentadecanone
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).