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NOPOL

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
pine-accordfougereforestfunctional-fragrancemasculine-woody
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
woody
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
woodycamphoraceous

A soft, woody-pine odor with a fresh terpenic character, milder and less sharp than alpha-pinene. Has a slightly balsamic, resinous facet with a clean green undertone, reminiscent of pine forest but rounder and more diffusive.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2383

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1035.

tenacity · moderate
woodycamphoraceous
MW
166.27
BP
220°C
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Sp.Gr.
0.97
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Appearance

Colorless, slightly viscous liquid.

Solubility

Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Very mild, woody-camphoraceous odor of moderate to poor tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

Nopol is by and large confined to woody and piney fragrance types, in which it may be the chief ingredient or carrier.

Production

Produced by condensation of beta-Pinene with Formaldehyde under pressure at elevated temperature. Paraformaldehyde is often used in place of Formaldehyde.

Identity
Aliases · 1
6,6-Dimethylbicyclo-(3,3)-2-heptene-2-ethanol
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