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DINITRO-TERTIARY-BUTYL XYLYL CYANIDE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
fougerechypreamberfloraloriental
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
sweetmusky

A classic nitro-musk character — sweet, warm and powdery with a soft animalic undertone reminiscent of Musk Xylene / Musk Ketone family. Persistent, slightly ambery-musky drydown with a faint dusty facet.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
9 / 10
Volatility
2 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1067

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 436.

MW
250.25
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MP
110°C
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Appearance

Prismatic, pale yellowish crystals.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in most perfume oils.

Odor

The odor of this Nitromusk resembles that of the previous musk (Musk Aldehyde).

Uses in perfumery

Practically abandoned in modern perfumery.

Identity
Aliases · 1
Musk Cyanide
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