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DIMETHYL TETRAHYDROPHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
white-floralmuguetfougerefresh-floralcologne
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
herbaceoussweetcamphoraceous

A soft, transparent muguet-floral note with a fresh green edge — reminiscent of lily-of-the-valley and cyclamen, with a subtle rosy-linalool undertone. Clean and airy rather than heady, it lends a natural dewy freshness to floral accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
5 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1062

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 434.

sweetcamphoraceousherbaceousanisicsassafras
MW
182.27
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Appearance

Colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Sweet-camphoraceous, heavy-anisic or sassafras-like herbaceous odor with pronounced musky-animal undertones and considerable tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

Found some use in perfumes, particularly for soap.

Production

Production by isolation from the essential oil of leaves from a tree, indigenous to Chile.

Identity
Aliases · 3
alpha-alpha-Dimethyl-beracyclohexen-3-yl ethanolMoscatolTetrahydro dimethylbenzyl carbinol
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).