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PARA-METHYL PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
floralhyacinthlilacmimosaorientalrose
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
floral
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
floralgreenbalsamicsweetcinnamic

A soft, rosy-floral alcohol with a delicate hyacinth-lily character and a mild green-sweet nuance. Rounder and less sharp than phenylethyl alcohol itself, with a gentle powdery drydown. Useful as a smoothing floral filler in rose and muguet accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
5 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2191

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 940.

tenacity · moderate
floralbalsamicgreenrosymustysweetcinnamic
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BP
222°C
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Sp.Gr.
1.01
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Refined and delicately floral, balsamic-green and rosy odor. Undertones of green-musty, sweet-cinnamic character.

Uses in perfumery

It finds use in perfume compositions as a base for mild floral fragrance types, Lilac, Rose, Hyacinth, Acacia, Mimosa, etc. and as a blender in many Oriental or non-floral types.

Production

Produced from para-Tolyl magnesium bromide plus Ethylene chlorhydrin.

Identity
Aliases · 4
Fliedenolpara-2-Tolyl ethan-olSyringa alcoholToly ethylalcohol
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