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HEPTYL GERANYL ETHER

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
floralfougerecolognechypre
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
sweetgreencitrusy

A fresh green-floral aromachemical with a soft rosy-geranium character and a mild herbal-citrus lift. Smoother and less sharp than geraniol itself, with a slightly waxy, diffusive floral quality.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1544

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 639.

tenacity · highpower · strong
sweetgreencitrusy
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BP
262°C
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Sp.Gr.
0.84
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Powerful, sweet-green, citrusy odor with some resemblance to notes in Lime oil.

Uses in perfumery

With a comparatively unusual odor, this ether should have some chances of becoming a regularly used perfume chemical.

Production

Produced from (several methods), e.g.: from Geranyl chloride plus Sodium heptoxide in Heptyl-alcohol.

Identity
Aliases · 2
Geranyl heptyl etherHeptyl geranyl oxide
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).