A soft, waxy-fatty ester with a mild fruity-creamy nuance reminiscent of coconut and buttery fat. Low-key and diffusive rather than sharp, lending a smooth oily-skin quality that rounds off harsh top notes.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 454.
Colorless liquid, insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Very mild, oily-rancid odor, not exactly pleasant, and not characteristic of any common natural odor.
Has been suggested as modifier for lower dodecyl esters in mild floral bases, Ambre types, etc.
Produced by direct esterification of dodecanol with n-butyric acid using azeotropic conditions.