A warm, spicy-aromatic ketone with a distinct cumin-like facet layered over dry woody and slightly herbal tones. It reads as pungent and diffusive on first sniff, softening into a persistent spicy-woody character reminiscent of caraway and dry cedar.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 949.
Colorless liquid
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils
Powerful, herbaceous-woody, in dilution floral and sweeter odor of good tenacity
This ketone has been suggested for use in perfume compositions for its powerful effect in Mimosa and Cassie bases.
1) from para-Cymene with Aluminum chloride and anhydrous Sodium acetate, or directly from 2) Toluene with iso-Propylchloride and anhydrous Sodium acetate and Aluminum chloride.