A sweet, intensely floral aldehyde with a strong hawthorn and hyacinth character, edged with an anisic (anise/almond) nuance from the para-methoxy group. Over time it softens into a powdery, slightly green floral note reminiscent of mimosa and heliotrope.AI · claude-opus-4-7
Composition, IFRA restriction figures, allergen concentrations and where this material is bought are part of Perfume Foundry’s curated library and need an account. Create one or sign in.
Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 802.
Colorless oily liquid.
Slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils. Also soluble in propylene glycol.
Sweet-floral, slightly green odor of good tenacity. It has notes resembling those of lilac, heliotrope and hawthorne at the same time.
This aldehyde is used in perfume compositions as part of the floral theme, mainly in lilac, heliotrope, wallflower, acacia, new mown hay, hawthorne, and also in fougères as a sweetener or modifier for anisaldehyde, etc. It blends excellently with the conventional sweeteners and florals, and produces softer, less harsh notes than anisaldehyde or the substituted acetophenones.
1) from para-Methoxy allyl benzene with mercuric oxide plus iodine. 2) from para-Styrylcarbamic ester by hydrolysis with sulfuric acid. 3) from anisaldehyde via Darzens’ synthesis. 4) It has also been prepared from estragole.