A soft floral-green aldehyde with a distinctly hyacinth and mimosa character, underpinned by a waxy, honeyed sweetness. Less sharp than phenylacetaldehyde itself, with a rounder, more petally feel that leans slightly powdery on dry-down.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 543.
Colorless, slightly viscous liquid. Solidifies in the cold.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Somewhat gassy-earthy, but also floral odor, aldehydic-green, and, in suitable dilution, quite pleasant and sweet. Remotely reminiscent of the odor of crushed Lilac leaves.
This aldehyde has been suggested for use in perfume compositions, mainly floral types, as part of a green complex or topnote complex.
Produced from (several methods}: e.g. from para-Ethylbenzaldehyde plus Ethyl monochloroacetate to yield the glycidic ester. Saponification of the latter gives the aldehyde.