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PHENETHOXY ACETALALDEHYDE

RESTRICTION
CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
greenjasmin
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
greensweet

A soft floral-green aroma chemical with a honeyed, rosy-hyacinth character. Diffuses with a natural petal-like sweetness and a subtle earthy nuance, adding lift and realism to white and rosy florals.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2461

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1072.

tenacity · highpower · strong
sweetgreenfloral
MW
164.21
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Appearance

Colorless viscous liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Powerful, sweet-green, tenacious odor.

Uses in perfumery

The title aldehyde is rarely offered under its proper chemical name, but it has been used in perfume compositions for its pleasant sweet, green-floral effect in combination with rosy or jasmin-like materials.

Production

Produced from various methods, e.g. from Potassium phenylaicoholate and Bromoacetal.

Identity
Aliases · 6
2-PhenoxyacetaldehydeAcetaldehyde, 2-phenoxy-Acetaldehyde, phenoxy-Cortex aldehyde 50PhenoxyacetaldehydePhenylethyl oxyacetaldehyde
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).