Likely a polycyclic musk of the hexamethyl-indane/tetralin family (Galaxolide/Tonalide type) — a soft, clean, slightly sweet white-musk character with a powdery-woody undertone. Diffuse and radiant rather than sharp, blending smoothly into skin.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 657.
The subject ester has only a rough minty-camphoraceous odor, somewhat reminiscent of Pennyroyal oil, and the ester could find some use as a material for masking odors for industrial purposes.
This material is more widely used in flavors, where its power and creamy sweetness is utilized for imitation Butter, Honey, Vanilla, Caramel and in fruit complexes and Tobacco flavorings.
The concentration used may vary from 0.1 ppm to 20 ppm in most of the common finished products, except in ice cream where it may be as high as 60 to 90 ppm.
Produced from (many methods) e. g.: from Ethylene oxide and Sodio-malonic ester. Also from Propyl alcohol and Methylacrylate in presence of Di-tertiary-butyl peroxide catalyst.