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ORTHO-METHOXY-4-PHENYLBUTANOL-2

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
floralfruity
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
greensweetcreamybuttery

A sweet, warm floral-balsamic material with a hyacinth-like character and soft anisic/spicy nuances from the ortho-methoxy group. Rounded and slightly powdery, it bridges floral and balsamic accords with a gentle, diffusive warmth.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
4 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1884

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 803.

tenacity · moderate
sweetfloralgreenherbal
MW
180.25
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Appearance

Colorless liquid

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils

Odor

Sweet and comparatively powerful floral odor with a pronounced green-herbal undertone

Uses in perfumery

Suggested for use in perfume compositions mainly of the floral and floral-fruity and floral herbaceous type

Production

Produced by Raney-Nickel type reduction of ortho-Methoxy phenylbutanone which is obtained from Acetone and Salicylic aldehyde, followed by hydrogenation

Identity
Aliases · 1
Ortho-Methoxy phenylethyl methylcarbinol
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).