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ALPHA-HEXYLIDENE CYCLOPENTANONE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
white-floralgreenchyprefougerefruity-floral
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
floral
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
floralfruitygreenspicyherbaceouswarm

A powerful green-floral aromachemical with a distinctly jasmine-like character, often compared to Jasmatone or cis-jasmone. Fresh, slightly fatty and waxy on top, opening into a leafy-green floralcy with subtle celery-like and fruity nuances underneath.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
7 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1670

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 690.

TOPtenacity · highpower · strongG.R.A.S.FEMA 2573
floralfruityherbaceous
MW
166.27
BP
240°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.91
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Appearance

Pale yellowish oily liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Powerful warm-floral and green-fruity odor with spicy-herbaceous undertones.

Flavor

It gives lift and power to many fruit flavors, Peach and Plum in particular, Tutti-frutti, etc. and is used in many different types, such as Mint flavors for dentifrice and mouthwash preparations, in soft drinks etc.

Uses in perfumery

Used extensively in perfumes as a floralizer, not only in Jasmin and related florals, but generally as a powerful ingredient to assist in creating topnotes and diffusive power in the fragrance.

Uses in flavor

Used in flavors where it can introduce very interesting effects at very low concentration.

Production

1) from Hexaldehyde and Cyclopentanone by condensation. 2) French patent No. 779789 (Givaudan (1935). 3) from Undecanolide and Polyphosphoric acid.

Identity
Aliases · 2
2-n-Hexylidene cyclopentanoneiso-Jasmone
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