Likely a misspelling of Methyl Decanoate — a soft, waxy-fruity ester with an oily, slightly winey character and faint orris/coconut undertone. Fairly quiet on its own, used to add roundness and a fatty-fruity nuance to florals and gourmand accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 853.
Colorless oily liquid.
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Powerful, waxy-green, floral and slightly earthy odor of moderate tenacity.
The ester finds a little use in flavor compositions, in the comparatively rare types such as Violet and floral flavors, occasionally in certain types of Licorice candy flavoring.
The heavy green notes of this ester makes it particularly suitable for Reseda (Mignonette) type bases, but it is also used in Violet, Cassie, Orris, Hyacinth, Jonquil, Narcisse, Tuberose and various floral fragrances where a sharp, leafy-green topnote is desirable.
Produced from Methyl nonyl ketone with Phosphorous pentachloride to give the acetylenic compound. From this is prepared Undecyne with Potassium carbonate. Reaction with Sodium and Methyl chlorocarbonate yields the acid from which subject ester is prepared.