A soft, sweet orange-blossom / neroli character with a waxy-floral facet reminiscent of the classical 'Nerolin' materials. Less sharp and more rounded than Nerolin Yara-Yara (the methyl ether), with a subtle balsamic undertone that lingers.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 995.
Colorless or white shiny leaflets or scale-like crystals.
Insoluble in water, poorly soluble in cold alcohol (about 6°), soluble in hot alcohol and most perfume oils.
Delicate and sweet, very tenacious floral-fruity odor. Less fruity than the iso-Butyl ether, more Neroli-like in dilution.
This ether has been suggested for use in soap perfumes because of its low cost, great stability and excellent odor value.
1) from beta-Naphthol and secondary-Butyl alcohol in the presence of sulfuric acid. 2) from beta-Naphthol sodium and secondary-Butyl bromide.