A soft floral-woody aromachemical with a violet-like character, reminiscent of methyl ionone but with a lighter, greener, and more fruity nuance. Gives a diffuse, powdery-woody quality with hints of orris and a subtle raspberry-like sweetness.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 389.
Almost colorless or very pale straw-colored oily liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
The most appreciated odor type is that of Ambregris, and the title material is normally described as having such odor type.
This ketone is occasionally used in compositions aiming at the complex odor of Ambregris.
Produced by controlled hydrogenation of gamma-lonone, normally with a platinum catalyst, or a Raney-nickel catalyst.