A mild, slightly fruity-green aroma chemical with a soft waxy-floral facet. Often used more as a functional carrier/solvent than as an odor-driver, contributing a discreet freshness rather than a distinct signature.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 606.
Viscous colorless liquid.
Miscible with water, alcohol, oils, including terpenes, etc.
When absolutely pure, it is almost odorless. Certain commercial grades have a musty-sweet, slightly earthy odor, somewhat similar to that observed in Hexylene glycol.
Its taste is slightly bitter if the concentration is higher than 100 ppm.
Produced from Glycerol and Acetone by various means of treatment: 1) in presence of Toluolsulfonic acid. 2) in presence of Sulfamic acid. 3) in presence of dry Hydrogen chloride. 4) in presence of Cupric sulfate at low temperature.