Dimethyl acrolein (3-methyl-2-butenal / senecioaldehyde) is a small, highly volatile unsaturated aldehyde with a sharp, pungent green-fruity odor. In extreme dilution it takes on a fruity-almond, slightly winey nuance reminiscent of apple skins and green leaves, but neat it is acrid and eye-watering.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 403.
Colorless mobile liquid
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils
Powerful and very diffusive, penetrating 'gassy' odor of green-ethereal character
This aldehyde has found use in flavor compositions, mainly in the reconstitution of Raspberry flavor and 'true-to-Nature' imitation Raspberry.
Used in trace concentrations only, but lends a powerful lift of freshly pressed juice to the aroma.
Used in flavor compositions, mainly in the reconstitution of Raspberry flavor.