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BETA-NAPHTHYL ETHYLALCOHOL

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
white-floralorange-blossomsoapchyprecologne
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
woody
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
woodycamphoraceous

A soft, sweet floral-honeyed note with a rosy, slightly earthy character. Cleaner and less animalic than beta-naphthol methyl ether, with a gentle powdery-floral warmth that supports white florals and orange blossom accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
4 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2307

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 998.

tenacity · high
woodycamphoraceousmusty
MW
148.2
BP
288°C
MP
62°C
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Appearance

Colorless or white crystals or crystalline powder.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Very faint, woody-camphoraceous, musty odor of considerable tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

It may give a lift to soap perfumes of the woody-Patchouli-like type.

Production

Produced from I-Naphthyl magnesium bromide plus Ethylene oxide.

Identity
Aliases · 3
1-Naphthyl Ethanol1-Naphthyl Ethyl Alcoholbeta-Naphthyl Ethanol
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