A soft, clean floral-woody note reminiscent of alpha-terpineol but rounder and less citrusy. Has a gentle lilac-like character with muted pine and a mildly sweet, slightly earthy undertone. Less sharp and more subdued than terpineol itself.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 398.
Needle-like crystals.
Pleasant, floral, Lilac-type odor, softer, yet richer than Terpineol, not quite as lasting. Usually free from undesirable Pine-like notes.
Finds some use in perfumery as a modifier for Terpineol in Lilac, Appleblossom, Hyacinth and many other floral fragrances, particularly for low-cost household fragrances, also in New Mown Hay, Fougére, etc. for soaps and detergents.
1) by hydrogenation of alpha-Terpineol with Platinum catalyst (this leads to a fairly pure trans-Dihydroterpineol). 2) by heating Menthol and Terpineol with a catalyst (this produces Menthone as a by-product).