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DECAMETHYLENE MALONATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
musk-accordwhite-floralfine-fragranceclean-laundryamber
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
sweetmusky

A soft, macrocyclic-style musk with a waxy-sweet character and a subtle powdery, slightly fruity nuance. Quiet and diffusive on the skin, providing a clean, skin-like fixative effect rather than a loud animalic musk statement.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
3 / 10
Tenacity
8 / 10
Volatility
2 / 10
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chemicals · No. 831

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 344.

tenacity · high
sweetmusky
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242.32
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Appearance

Colorless viscous oil, solidifying in the cold.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Mild, sweet and faintly musky odor of considerable tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

This cyclic ester had some mission at the time of its development, since it was a low-cost, non-Nitro musk of good solubility.

Production

Produced from Decamethylene glycol and Malonic acid.

Identity
Aliases · 2
Decamethylene glycolPropanedioic ester (cyclic)
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).