A soft, green-floral aroma chemical with a hyacinth-like character, edged with a light sweet-herbal facet. Diffusive and airy, it lends a natural, dewy floral impression reminiscent of gardenia and hyacinth petals, with a mild aromatic freshness.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Colorless liquid.
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, miscible with oils. Fairly soluble in Propylene glycol.
Fresh-floral, powerful and fruity-green, slightly earthy-green odor more delicate than Phenylethylacetate, not as rosy, more Hyacinth-Lilac-like.
The ester finds use in Hyacinth, Lilac, Ylang-Ylang, Narcisse, etc. as well as in Oriental blends, where it gives pleasant combinations with the Phenylacetates or Cinnamates, particularly soothing on Methyl-cinnamate.
Produced by direct esterification of Hydratropyl alcohol with Acetic acid under azeotropic conditions, or with Acetic anhydride.