A mild, fatty-waxy alcohol with a soft, clean soapy character and faint floral-aldehydic nuance. Understated and diffusive rather than sharp — used to add creamy, skin-like waxiness and lift to floral or aldehydic compositions.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 452.
Colorless oily liquid, or white or colorless leafy crystals or microcrystalline mass
Insoluble in water and Glycerin, soluble in alcohol, Propylene glycol, Mineral oil and most perfume and flavor oils
Very mild, oily-fatty, slightly waxy, but fresh and remotely 'soapy' odor
Finds extensive use as a solvent/diluent/blender in low-cost perfumes, often accompanying the corresponding aldehyde. It lends soft notes to Pine, floral bases, 'modern' and aldehydic complexes, fresh and citrusy types, etc. and it is well liked in detergent fragrances.
In flavors, it finds use in Citrus types, Coconut bases, floral types, fruit complexes, Honey imitations, etc.
Produced from saponified Coconut oil. The acids are purified by fractional distillation, esterified, and the purified Ethylester is reduced to Dodecanol with Sodium ethylate.