A soft, honeyed rose-fruity note with a warm balsamic undertone. Phenylethyl levulinate reads as a rounded, slightly caramelic floral — like phenylethyl alcohol sweetened and made more tenacious, with a subtle jammy-fruity facet.AI · claude-opus-4-7
Composition, IFRA restriction figures, allergen concentrations and where this material is bought are part of Perfume Foundry’s curated library and need an account. Create one or sign in.
Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1106.
Colorless liquid.
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Warm, ethereal-herbaceous, also caramelly-sweet odor of moderate tenacity.
The title ester is used in perfume formulations to a minor degree, but it is rarely offered commercially. It is also used as part of various specialties, known under trade names.
Produced by azeotropic esterification of Phenylethylalcohol with Levulinic (Laevulic) acid.