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Linalyl Acetate

CAS
EC
Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Cost
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Compatibility tags
citrusfloralfruitymodifier
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
floralfruitysweetfreshrose

Soft, fresh floral-fruity note with a sweet bergamot-lavender character. Smooth and slightly pear-like, it lends a clean, refined roundness reminiscent of the top of bergamot oil and the heart of lavender.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
7 / 10
Reverse-composition

Contained in

Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.

Ingredient%Range
Bergamot Oil20–50%
Lavender Oil20–50%
Passion Fruit Base 10922320–30%
Poivre Fort5–10%
RAINFOREST5–10%
RAINFOREST FRAGRANCE5–10%
FIR NEEDLE0.1–1%
Gardenia0.1–1%
Prunol SP0.1–1%
chemicals · No. 1806

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 765.

tenacity · moderateG.R.A.S.FEMA 2636
sweetfloralfruity
MW
198.31
BP
220°C
MP
Sp.Gr.
0.91
Refractive n
Rotation
Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol, propylene glycol and oils. Insoluble in glycerin.

Odor

Sweet, floral-fruity odor recalling Bergamot and Pear.

Flavor

The taste is sweet, fruity, Pear-like with a faintly floral note.

Uses in perfumery

This ester is very widely used in perfume compositions as a fresh and sweet modifier/blender, as an additive to compositions rich in Bergamot, Lavender, Lavandin, Petitgrain, etc. and in fruity topnote complexes.

Uses in flavor

It finds some use in flavor compositions for Berry complexes, Citrus flavors, Pineapple, Gooseberry, Peach or Pear imitations, Ginger spice blends, etc.

Production

Produced from Linalool by esterification, using various methods for protection of the tertiary alcohol in the acid mixture. Newer methods are based upon esterification of Dehydrolinalool followed by hydrogenation of Dehydrolinalyl acetate, thus avoiding above problem.

Identity
Aliases · 4
Linalyl acetate3,7-Dimethyl-1,6-octadien-3-yl acetateG.R.A.S.Linalylacetate
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).