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GERANYL METHOXY ACETATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
floralrosegeraniumfougerecolognechypre
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
musky
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
sweetmusky

A soft, rosy-floral material with a fresh green-geranium character and a light citrus lift. Cleaner and less sharp than geraniol itself, with a mild waxy-sweet undertone that lingers into the drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
5 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1450

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 598.

musky
Appearance

Colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Very faint and mild rosy odor with such a lack of floralness that the odor is often described as musky.

Production

Produced by direct esterification of Geraniol with Methoxy acetic acid.

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