A soft, diffusive woody-floral base note with a subtle waxy-musky character. Farnesyl acetone is quiet and creamy, adding a rounded, slightly powdery halo reminiscent of magnolia petals and dry sandalwood without adding sharpness or sweetness.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 567.
Colorless or pale straw-colored oily liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Intensely sweet, floral and creamy-winey odor of excellent tenacity.
This ketone has been suggested for use in perfume compositions, but its use has so far been limited by the comparatively high price of the material. It could find use as a fixative in floral compositions, Oriental bases, etc. It blends particularly well with Ylang Ylang and related odors, it lends good fixation to Jasmin and Tuberose, and gives delicate undertones in a Magnolia.
1) from Farnesol via Farnesyl chloride - Ethyl farnesyl acetoacetate - by hydrolysis and decarboxylization to the title material. 2) from Nerolidol plus Ethyl acetoacetate with Sodium Ethylate catalyst. It has also been prepared by regulated hydrogenation of Farnesylidene acetone.