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ALPHA-N-PROPYL CINNAMIC ALDEHYDE

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
white-floraljasminemuguetchypreoriental
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
sweetoilyherbaceouswarmanimal

A soft floral-green aromachemical with a jasmine/lily character and a distinctive cocoa-waxy facet. Warmer and more diffusive than cinnamic aldehyde itself, with less sharpness and a creamier, slightly balsamic drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
5 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2688

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1177.

tenacity · high
sweetoilyherbaceouswarmanimal
MW
174.24
BP
245°C
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Sp.Gr.
1
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Appearance

Pale yellowish oily liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Sweet, oily-herbaceous, warm and somewhat animal odor of good tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

The title material could find good use in Fougéres, New Mown Hay, Ambre, Lavender and many other herbaceous types.

Production

Produced by condensation of Benzaldehyde with n-Valeraldehyde under mildly alkaline conditions.

Identity
Aliases · 1
Propylcinnamal
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).