An incomplete name — 'para-Methoxy' is a chemical prefix rather than a full ingredient, but most para-methoxy aromatic materials (para-methoxyacetophenone, para-methoxybenzaldehyde/anisaldehyde, para-methoxyphenol) share a sweet, anisic-balsamic character reminiscent of hawthorn, anise, and mimosa. Expect a soft powdery-floral warmth with a faint medicinal edge.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 795.
Colorless or white crystals.
Mild, pleasant, floral odor of excellent tenacity. The sweetness and floralness is rather nondescript and it has been described with floral names from Rose to Hyacinth, from Tuberose to Lilac and Acacia.
The major asset of this alcohol is its versatility, making it an excellent background base for floral or Oriental fragrances, Chypres and Fougeres, etc.
l) from para-Methoxy alanine. 2) from para-Methoxy cinnamic aldehyde by reduction.