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ORTHO-METHYL BENZOPHENONE

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
fixative
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
rosysweetmusty

A soft, sweet-floral aromachemical with a geranium-like character underpinned by a warm balsamic, faintly powdery sweetness. Diffuses gently and lingers as a smooth, slightly waxy floral undertone useful for rounding heart and base accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
3 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1913

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 817.

rosysweetmusty
MW
194.22
BP
315°C
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Appearance

Colorless viscous liquid

Odor

Very faint odor, remotely rosy, sweet, musty

Uses in perfumery

Overall softer and perhaps even weaker than Benzophenone

Identity
Aliases · 2
2-Methyl benzophenonePhenyl-orrho-tolylketone
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