A dense, phenolic aroma chemical with a waxy, slightly medicinal character reminiscent of cresols and tar. Develops leathery, faintly animalic and horse-stable facets over time, with a persistent dry undertone.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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White powder
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and most oils, but very poorly soluble in aqueous alkali.
The phenol has a faint, dry-medicinal odor, but not as choking or distinctly 'phenolic' as that of Phenol or Cresol.
The title material is not a perfume chemical as such, but it serves as an intermediate in the manufacture of Octyl cyclohexanone and other useful odorous chemicals. It may occasionally be used for special perfumery projects.