A sharp, green, and slightly waxy odor with a fresh citrus-like nuance. Octyne aldehydes and related C8 unsaturates give a fatty, penetrating top note reminiscent of orange peel and green leaf.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1060.
Colorless mobile liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
It is ethereal and sweet, of very poor tenacity, warm and remotely resembling the odor of Myrcene in its warm spiciness.
Although the title material is not truly a fragrance material, it has occasionally served as a component in perfumes for special purposes, e.g. industrial masking odors, etc.
1) from Methyl hexyl ketone and Phosphorous pentachloride followed by hydrolysis and treatment with Sodamide. 2) by Bromination of n-Octene (commercially available) followed by debromination of the Dibromo octane with dry Potassium hydroxide in mineral oil.