A powerful green-fatty nitrile with a bright citrus-peel lift, reminiscent of aldehyde C-11 but sharper and more diffusive. Waxy, slightly oily character with a mandarin-like fruity nuance underneath. Very stable in harsh media, giving it utility in functional perfumery.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1025.
Colorless or almost colorless oily liquid.
Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
The odor of the Nitrile, however, although resembling that of the Aldehyde, is less waxy-fatty, more sharp-pungent than that of the aldehyde.
It is best demonstrated as a trace additive to an already known composition, or to a well-known perfume chemical, e.g. Methylionone. For novel effects in the classical 'aldehydic' topnote compositions, this material has interesting possibilities.
Produced from 2-Octenoic bromide plus Potassium cyanide.