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METHYL PHENYLPROPYLETHER

CAS
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EC
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
floral
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
floral
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
floralbalsamicrose

A soft anisic-floral aroma with a warm, slightly sweet balsamic character reminiscent of anise and hawthorn. Has a subtle spicy-green facet in the drydown, sitting between anethole-like sweetness and a mild floral roundness.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2203

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 945.

tenacity · moderate
floralbalsamic
MW
150.22
BP
207°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.99
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Appearance

Colorless liquid

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils

Odor

Pungent floral-balsamic odor of Hyacinth-Orangeblossom-Rose type

Uses in perfumery

Suggested for use in perfume compositions as a fortifier for floral fragrances

Production

1) by dehydration of a mixture of Methanol and Phenylpropyl alcohol. 2) by reduction of Phenylpropionaldehyde dimethylacetal. 3) from (gamma-Chloropropyl)-benzene plus Sodium methoxide.

Identity
Aliases · 6
3-Phenylpropanolbeta-Phenylpropyl methyl-etherHydrocinnamyl methyletherMethyl-bera-phenylpropyletherMethyl hydrocinnamyletherMethylether
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