Orcinol monomethyl ether (3,5-dihydroxytoluene monomethyl ether) has a dry, phenolic-mossy character reminiscent of oakmoss and lichen. It reads as slightly medicinal and woody-earthy, with a subtle sweet-balsamic undertone that develops over time. Frequently used as a mossy accent in chypre and fougere reconstitutions where atranol/chloroatranol-restricted oakmoss cannot be used.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1061.
White crystals or colorless needle-like crystals.
Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Dry-woody-tarry, also Walnut-like odor of good tenacity.
Used as an Oakmoss-type material in perfume compositions.
Produced by regulated Methylation of Orcinol with Dimethylsulfate in weak aqueous alkaline solution.