4'-Methylacetophenone (p-methylacetophenone) has a sweet, floral-balsamic odor reminiscent of hawthorn and mimosa, with fruity almond-like nuances and a slight coumarinic warmth. It sits between acetophenone's sharpness and a softer, more floral character, useful for lending naturalness to white floral or heliotrope accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 808.
Colorless needles, or opaque, crystalline mass.
Almost insoluble in water and glycerin, soluble in alcohol, oils and propylene glycol. Poorly soluble in mineral oil.
Pungent, almost harsh, but warm, sweet and floral odor of moderate tenacity. It resembles the odor of Acetophenone but is not nearly as aggressive or harsh-gassy. The methyl-derivative is more fruity in the direction of Methylbenzoate, and deep-sweet as Hydroquinone dimethylether.
Sweet, woody-floral taste, only in extreme dilution becoming fruity, vaguely reminiscent of strawberry.
1) from Methyl acetate and Sodium methoxide. 2) from Methanol and Diketen.