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N-PROPYL SALICYLATE

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
modifier
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
fruity
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
fruityherbaceoussweetwiney

A soft, sweet-floral salicylate with a warm, slightly spicy balsamic character. Less phenolic than methyl salicylate and rounder than amyl salicylate — creamy, powdery-floral with a mild clove-like nuance and a gentle orchid/carnation lift.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
4 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2748

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1205.

tenacity · moderate
fruityherbaceoussweet
MW
180.21
BP
255°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
1.09
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Appearance

Colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

Very slightly soluble in water, miscible with alcohol and oils.

Odor

Fruity-herbaceous, sweet Clover-like, Plum-like odor with a winey note and good tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

The ester finds only little use in perfume compositions as a modifier in Fougéres, where the odor is very compatible.

Production

Produced by azeotropic esterification of n-Propanol with Salicylic acid.

Identity
Aliases · 1
n-Propyl-ortho-hydroxybenzoate
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