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HEPTYL PHENYL ETHER

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
modifieroriental
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
green
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
greenbalsamicherbaceouswarm

A fresh floral-green material with a waxy, slightly fatty aldehydic character reminiscent of geranium leaf and neroli petals. Develops a soft fruity nuance with cool watery-floral undertones.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1559

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 644.

tenacity · lowpower · weak
greenbalsamicwarmherbaceous
MW
110.16
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Green-balsamic, warm-herbaceous odor, remotely reminiscent of Myrrh and Opopanax, but much inferior with respect to tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

This ether finds perhaps a little use in perfumery as a modifier in Oriental fragrance types, Lavender and Fougéres, etc.

Production

Produced from n-Heptyl bromide and Phenol in aqueous alkaline solution.

Identity
Aliases · 3
Heptyl phenyl oxiden-HeptoxybenzenePheny heptyl ether
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