Ethyl phenyl ether (phenetole) has a sweet, aromatic-ethereal odor with a phenolic undertone reminiscent of anise and a faint balsamic nuance. It is diffusive and airy at first, giving a slightly medicinal, solvent-like lift before settling into a softer sweet-aromatic character.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 544.
Colorless liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Pleasant, warm-aromatic, but somewhat pungent odor - more attractive in dilution.
The lower homologue, Anisole, is used in industrial fragrances for masking, and the title material has only a slightly better rating with the perfumers.
Produced from Phenol and Diethylsulfate in weak aqueous alkaline solution.