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Phenylethyl Alcohol

CAS
EC
Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Suggested max
Cost
Stock
Compatibility tags
rosewhite-floralmuguetchyprefougeresoft-floral
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
warmearthyhoneyrose

A soft, mildly sweet rosy-floral note with a fresh, slightly honeyed character. Clean and rounded rather than sharp, it lends a natural rose-petal transparency and is one of the workhorse floralisers used to build rose, lilac, muguet and white-floral accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
5 / 10
EU cosmetic labelling

Allergen disclosure

AllergenCAS% in ingredient
Alpha-Isomethyl-ionone127-51-5
Amyl cinnamal122-40-7
Amylcinnamyl alcohol101-85-9
Anise alcohol105-13-5
Benzyl alcohol100-51-60.3%
Benzyl benzoate120-51-4
Benzyl cinnamate103-41-3
Benzyl salicylate118-58-1
Butylphenyl methylpropional80-54-6
Cinnamal104-55-2
Cinnamyl alcohol104-54-1
Citral5392-40-5
Citronellol106-22-9
Coumarin91-64-5
Eugenol97-53-0
Farnesol4602-84-0
Geraniol106-24-1
Hexyl cinnamal101-86-0
Hydroxycitronellal107-75-5
Hydroxyisohexyl 3-&4-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde (HMPCC)51414-25-6
Hydroxyisohexyl-3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde31906-04-4
Isoeugenol97-54-1
Limonene5989-27-5
Linalool78-70-6
Methyl-2-Octynoate111-12-6
Oak moss extract90028-68-5
Tree moss extract90028-67-4
From supplier SDS

Composition

Substances declared in this material, parsed from the uploaded SDS. Percentages are used by the formula compliance engine to compute effective constituent concentrations.

ConstituentCAS%Range
Phenethyl alcohol60-12-899–100%
Phenylacetaldehyde122-78-10.1–0.5%
chemicals · No. 2513

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1096.

MIDDLEtenacity · moderatepower · weakG.R.A.S.FEMA 2858
sweetrosehoneyearthypungenthyacinthgassy
MW
138.17
BP
220°C
MP
Sp.Gr.
1.03
Refractive n
Rotation
Appearance

Colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

2% soluble in water, except for commercial grade which may be only 1.5% soluble. Soluble in Propylene glycol, miscible with alcohol and oils.

Odor

Mild and warm, rose-honey-like odor of moderate to poor tenacity. Poorer grades show earthy or pungent, more Hyacinth-like topnotes, or greener 'gassy' notes.

Flavor

The taste of this alcohol is sweet and honey-rose-like at concentrations lower than 40 ppm, but tends to become unpleasantly perfumey at higher concentrations.

Uses in perfumery

Phenylethylalcohol is one of the most widely used of all perfume chemicals. Its low cost, versatility and general acceptability on odor, its excellent stability are factors speaking strongly in favor of this otherwise relatively weak odorant. It is almost never 'out of place' in a composition, be it floral, balsamic, Oriental, mossy, herbaceous or 'modern-aldehydic'.

Uses in flavor

The title alcohol finds some use in flavor compositions, mainly in imitation Butter, Strawberry, Raspberry, Caramel, Honey, Melon, and in various fruit complexes.

Production

1) from Styrene oxide by hydration. 2) from Ethylene oxide and Benzene with Aluminium chloride.

Identity
Aliases · 11
2-PhenylethylaicoholBenzy! carbinolbeta-Hydroxy ethylbenzenebeta-PhenylethanolGallicol (Firmenich)J?-Oxy-/-ethylbenzolMellol (Bush-Boake-Allen)P.E.A.Phenarose (1.F. & F.)PhenethylalcoholPhenethylol
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