A soft, sweet floral-anisic material with a creamy balsamic character and mild fruity nuances. Reminiscent of ylang and heliotrope with a gentle powdery, almost cherry-like facet. Rounded and diffusive rather than sharp.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 628.
Colorless oily liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils. Practically insoluble in propylene glycol.
Faint, but sweet, fruity-winey odor, occasionally with an almond-like undertone.
Although this ester has been suggested for use in perfumes, it is the author’s impression that this material rarely, if ever, is used in perfumes. Its effect in fragrances is not unusual, and it is overall weak and uncharacteristic.
Produced by direct esterification of n-Heptanol with anisic acid under azeotropic conditions.