A warm, spicy phenolic material closely related to eugenol and iso-eugenol — clove-like and balsamic with a slightly sweeter, smoother, more floral edge than eugenol itself. Develops a soft carnation/floral facet on drydown with a mild woody undertone.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 794.
White crystals.
Very slightly soluble in cold water, somewhat better in hot water. Soluble in alcohol and oils, fairly soluble in Propylene glycol.
Sweet vanilla-like odor with variable amounts of phenolic-medicinal notes, most conceivably appearing in impure materials.
In dilutions below 10 ppm the taste is fairly sweet, pleasant and vanilla-like, but at higher concentrations there is an increasing note of tarry or medicinal character.
This phenolether has been suggested for use in perfume compositions, and it is quite useful in the hands of an experienced creative perfumer. It can add missing notes to an artificial Oakmoss composition, and sweetness.