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ALPHA-(3-PHENYL)-PYRIDINE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
spicy
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
floralgreenwoodysweet

A pungent, roasted-nutty aromatic with the characteristic burnt, slightly fecal-green pyridine facet. Diffusive and penetrating in isolation, softening into a warm hazelnut-cocoa nuance with green vegetal undertones on dry-down.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
8 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2601

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1135.

MIDDLEtenacity · moderatepower · diffusiveG.R.A.S.FEMA 2897
sweetgreendiffusivefloralwoody
MW
201.29
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Uses in perfumery

Finds a little use in perfume compositions, particularly as part of the Narcisse fragrance picture.

Uses in flavor

Used more generally as a sweetener in case that spicy notes are less desirable. The title ester is also useful in Mimosa compositions with Anisyl acetate, Anisyl alcohol, etc. Traces are used in imitation Apricot, sometimes as little as 0.5 to 3 ppm in the finished product. It is rarely used in other flavor types.

Production

Produced by azeotropic esterification of Phenyl propyl alcohol with Propionic acid;

Identity
Aliases · 2
2-Hydrocinnamyl pyridineortho-Phenylpropyl pyridine
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