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HEPTYL ACETOACETATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
fruitygourmandfougerefantasy-floral
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
floralgreencitrusysweetfreshoily

A soft, sweet-fruity ester with a waxy, slightly green apple and cognac-like character. Reminiscent of ripe stone fruits and dried apples with a mild rummy nuance, less sharp than shorter-chain acetoacetates.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
5 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1516

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 627.

TOPtenacity · moderatepower · strong
sweetgreenrichvinous
MW
200.28
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Appearance

Colorless, oily liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Pleasant, oily-green, rich and sweet odor with vinous undertone and moderate tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

This ester has found use in perfume compositions, mainly in specialties and bases intended for topnote work in the Citrus and light-floral type.

Production

Produced from Heptanol and Diketen.

Identity
Aliases · 1
Heptyl-3-oxobutanoate
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