A Schiff base of methyl anthranilate and cis-3-hexenal, giving a rich neroli/orange-blossom character with a distinctive green-grape and slightly indolic fruity facet. Rounder and more tenacious than methyl anthranilate alone, with a jammy petitgrain-like nuance in the drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 670.
Yellowish oily or viscous liquid, occasionally with a greenish tint.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Powerful and very sweet, but refreshingly citrusy, floral odor of good tenacity.
This base finds use in perfume compositions mainly as a fixative in the lighter portion of modern Citrus-type colognes.
Produced from trans-2-Hexenal and Methyl-anthranilate by condensation usually at not less than 65° C. for 3 to 6 hours under mild vacuum to remove water quantitatively.