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PENTADECYL ACETATE

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
fruity
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
sweetdelicateetherealwineyoily

A soft, waxy musk-like aroma with a mild fatty-fruity nuance reminiscent of oily nut skins and beeswax. Diffuse and quiet on the blotter, it lends a creamy, skin-like smoothness rather than a distinct character.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
3 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
3 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2451

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1067.

tenacity · moderate
sweetdelicateetherealwineyoily
MW
270.46
BP
300°C
MP
11°C
Sp.Gr.
0.98
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Appearance

Colorless liquid, solidifying in the cold to a waxy mass.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Faint, but sweet and delicate, ethereal-winey, oily odor.

Uses in perfumery

Used in perfume compositions as supporting note in sweet-Ambre or Ambrette-seed like bases, along with Cognac oil, Dodecyl propionate, Decenyl propionate, etc.

Production

Produced by azeotropic type esterification of Pentadecanol with Acetic acid.

Identity
Aliases · 2
Acetate C-15C-15
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