A soft, musky-woody aroma chemical with a warm, slightly powdery character. Reminiscent of clean nitro-musks with a subtle animalic-fatty undertone and a light woody dryness. Functions as a background fixative rather than a top-line note.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Colorless oily liquid.
Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Mild, but persistent woody-musky and soft-floral odor.
This ketone has been suggested for use in perfume compositions for its fixative effect and versatile woody-camphoraceous-musky character, blending well with Patchouli, Methylionones, Sandalwood, Cinnamic alcohol, Jasmin materials, etc. for woody or floral fragrance types.
Produced from Nonyl phenol by hydrogenation, followed by oxidation of the secondary alcohol to the title ketone.