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METHOXYCITRONELLAL

CAS

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Material type

synthetic aroma chemical

Canonical source

arctander

Formulation

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Compatibility tags

green

How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family

green

Note tendency

Base

Descriptors

floralgreensweetfresh

A soft, fresh muguet-floral aromachemical with a lily-of-the-valley character and a mild citronella-like green facet. Cleaner and sweeter than citronellal itself, with a rounded, watery-floral quality that persists well into the drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity

5 / 10

Tenacity

7 / 10

Volatility

4 / 10

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chemicals · No. 1870

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 796.

tenacity · high

freshgreenfloral-sweetLily-like

186.3

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Appearance

Colorless slightly oily liquid.

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils, fairly soluble in Propylene glycol.

Odor

Fresh, somewhat green, floral-sweet Lily-like odor with some resemblance to Hydroxycitronellal and Cyclamal.

Uses in perfumery

Used in many types of floral fragrances, particularly recommended for Ylang-Ylang bases.

Production

Produced by catalytic Methylation of Hydroxycitronellal.

Identity

Aliases · 4

3,7-Dimethyl-7-methoxy-octanal7-Methoxy-3,7-dimethyloctanalHydroxycitronellal methyletherMelonia (Hoffmann-laRoche)

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