A fixed, low-volatility form of hydroxycitronellal — soft lily-of-the-valley and muguet character with a green, slightly waxy floral tone. Much quieter and more tenacious than free hydroxycitronellal, acting more as a floral fixative with a delicate powdery-fresh nuance.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 719.
Colorless viscous liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Very mild floral odor, producing a rosy effect in compositions, but barely showing an odor of its own.
This Acetal is used in Muguet bases, where it is of paramount importance that the floral theme is a delicate, subdued and very tenacious one. It also helps in the green-floral portion of the Muguet theme.
Produced by condensation of Hydroxycitronellal and Phenylethyl alcohol.