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PHENYL PROPOXYACETIC ACID

CAS

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Material type

synthetic aroma chemical

Canonical source

arctander

Formulation

Usage guidance

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Cost

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Compatibility tags

modifier

How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family

domestic

Note tendency

Base

Descriptors

honey

A soft, warm balsamic material with sweet hay and tobacco facets, and a faint powdery-honeyed undertone. Low-key and diffusive rather than assertive, it lends body and a rounded, slightly resinous warmth in the drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity

4 / 10

Tenacity

7 / 10

Volatility

3 / 10

Members

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chemicals · No. 2587

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1129.

tenacity · high

oilybalsamicsweet

194.23

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53°C

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Rotation

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Appearance

White crystals

Solubility

Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils

Odor

Faint, but very tenacious, oily-balsamic, sweet odor

Uses in perfumery

This acid has been suggested for use in perfume compositions as a modifier of Phenyl-acetic acid and higher homologues

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