A soft, natural-smelling fruity-floral aromachemical with a green, slightly balsamic character reminiscent of dewy petals and ripe fruit skin. Adds a diffusive, transparent lift to floral and fruity accords without the harshness of typical esters.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 926.
Colorless oily liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Sweet-fruity, slightly green and floral odor of fair to good tenacity.
This ester, a member of a long series of esters of Methylpentenol, has been suggested for use in perfume compositions, particularly as a modifier in Fougères, where it may introduce interesting new notes, and in Oriental fragrance types, Mimosa notes, etc.
Produced by azeotropic type esterification of Methylpentenol with Benzoic acid.