Dipropyl carbinol (heptan-4-ol) is a mid-chain secondary alcohol with a soft, herbaceous-green odor and a mild fatty-alcoholic character. It has a fresh, slightly oily nuance reminiscent of light aliphatic alcohols, with a hint of leafy greenness but little sweetness or floral character.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 445.
Colorless liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Pungent and rather harsh, but in proper dilution floral and pleasantly green odor.
This secondary alcohol has been suggested for use in perfume compositions to support floral notes, mainly with Terpineol and other low-cost ingredients for masking odors and industrial fragrances.
Produced by hydrogenation of Dipropylketone (or Di-iso-propylketone).