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DIHYDRO-ALPHA-METHYL IONONE

CAS

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Material type

synthetic aroma chemical

Canonical source

arctander

Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags

floralvioletorriswoody-floralpowderychypre

How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family

woody

Note tendency

Middle

Descriptors

woodyoily

A soft, warm floral-woody ionone with a rounded violet-orris character and a gentle powdery finish. Less fruity and more velvety than alpha-ionone, with a creamy woody undertone that lends depth to floral accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity

5 / 10

Tenacity

7 / 10

Volatility

4 / 10

Members

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chemicals · No. 961

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 394.

tenacity · lowpower · weak

woodyoily

208.35

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Appearance

Almost colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Mild, oily-woody odor of alpha-Methyl ionone type, but much weaker.

Uses in perfumery

This ionone has found a little use in perfumery for its pleasant ionone effect and greater stability than Methyl ionone.

Production

Produced by controlled catalytic hydrogenation of alpha-Methyl ionone.

Identity

Aliases · 2

5-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexenyl)-pentan-3-onealpha-Methyl Ionone

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