A warm, spicy-woody aroma reminiscent of clove and carnation but softer and more rounded than eugenol itself. Has a subtle sweet-balsamic undertone with a mild powdery character, making it useful as a smoother eugenol substitute in floral and oriental accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 855.
Almost colorless oily liquid
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils, poorly soluble in Propylene glycol
slightly spicy, not very powerful, but sweet and somewhat herbal
This aromatic ether is rarely offered commercially, but has come into the limelight of perfumery since it was identified in natural products.
1) by Methylation of Dihydro eugenol with Dimethyl sulfate in weak aqueous alkaline solution. The Dihydro eugenol is prepared by catalytic reduction of Eugenol. 2) by Methylation of 4-Propylpyrocatechol. 3) by controlled hydrogenation of Methyl-eugenol.