A soft, mildly sweet floral-balsamic material with a rosy, slightly powdery character. Phenylethyl glycol propionate esters tend to give a gentle, honeyed floral tonality reminiscent of diluted phenylethyl alcohol with more roundness and persistence, useful as a discreet floral extender.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1123.
Colorless liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Mild, ethereal-fruity, green-floral odor of moderate to poor tenacity, but considerable power.
This ester has occasionally been used in Gardenia, Hyacinth, Narcisse and other powerful floral bases, usually at the rate of a few percent or less in the composition.
Produced by catalytic reduction of Benzoyl carbinyl propionate.