A soft, green-floral alcohol with a distinct hyacinth character and a rosy, slightly earthy undertone. Fresh and natural in effect, it lends a wet, leafy nuance to floral accords and rounds off sharper aldehydic or citrus tops.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 475.
Colorless oily liquid
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Somewhat floral, earthy, wet-green, yet refreshing odor with some resemblance to Hyacinth, but not very powerful or tenacious.
Suggested for use in perfumery as a modifier in floral and herbaceous fragrance types, Hyacinth, New Mown Hay, Fougére, etc.
Produced from (several methods) e. g. from Styrene oxide and Phenyl Magnesium bromide, a Grignard type reaction.