A softer, rounder version of decanal — the sharp fatty-aldehyde bite is muted by the acetal protection, revealing a fresh orange-peel and waxy-citrus character with a mild floral undertone. Smoother and less pungent than the parent aldehyde, with a clean, slightly sweet zestiness.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 345.
Colorless liquid.
Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Fresh-citrusy, green-oily odor with more or less pronounced aldehydic undertone, according to the chemical purity of the Acetal.
The Acetal finds some use in flavor compositions, mainly of the Citrus type, Brandy, Cognac, Liqueur, etc. and the concentration is usually mere traces in the finished product.
Produced from Decanal and Ethyl alcohol by condensation.