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PINOCARVEOL

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
pine-forestfougerearomaticfreshherbal
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
woody
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
woodybalsamicwarmpine

A fresh, pine-needle aroma with a distinct camphoraceous edge and a slightly earthy, woody undertone. Evokes crushed conifer foliage and cool forest air, with a mild minty-herbal facet.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
7 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2623

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1147.

tenacity · moderate
warmwoodybalsamicpineyfennel
MW
152.24
BP
210°C
MP
5°C
Sp.Gr.
0.98
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Appearance

Viscous, slightly yellowish or pale straw-colored oil.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Warm-woody-balsamic, slightly piney-fennel-like odor of moderate to poor tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

This cyclic terpene alcohol has been used occasionally in perfume compositions since at times the material has been commercially available as an intermediate.

Production

1) from Pinyl aminoacetate or -nitrate with Nitrous acid. 2) by isolation from Eucalyptus oil tail fractions. 3) by Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction of Pinocarvone. 4) by Autoxidation of beta-Pinene with Cobalt siccative or by oxidation with Selenium oxide.

Identity
Aliases · 4
cis-Pinocarveoldextro-Pinocarveollaevo-Pinocarveoltrans-Pinocarveol
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