A soft, fresh terpenic ester with a green-citrus lift and a subtle sweet-floral, lavender-like nuance. Less sharp than linalyl acetate, it feels rounder and slightly fruity, adding a natural cologne-like freshness to top notes.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 987.
Colorless liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Fresh, diffusive, sweet citrusy-herbaceous odor of moderate to poor tenacity.
Myrcenyl acetate has in proper dilution a very pleasant Pear-like aroma (and taste), but the Propionate is even more pleasant.
This ester has found some use in perfumery as a modifier in Lavender fragrances, and as a blender in Citrus fragrances. It gives very interesting effects with Styrax products, with Patchouli and Bergamot in 'Oriental' types, and it is also used in artificial essential oils.
Produced by cold Acetylation of Myrcenol. The yield is fractionated.