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GAMMA-TERPINEOL

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
florallilac-accordcolognemuguetfougere
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
floralsweet

A soft floral-woody aroma reminiscent of lilac and lily with a mild pine-like woody undertone. Less sharp than alpha-terpineol, with a cleaner, slightly sweet character that hovers between fresh floral and light coniferous wood.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2879

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1277.

tenacity · moderate
sweetfloral
MW
154.25
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MP
70°C
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Appearance

Colorless or white prismatic crystals.

Solubility

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

Odor

Soft and pleasant, sweet, almost floral odor of moderate tenacity.

Production

1) by isolation from fractions of the Terpineol rectification (U.S.A.). 2) from Mesityloxide plus Acrylonitrile, followed by hydrolysis, cyclization, decarboxylation and Methyl Grignard reaction.

Identity
Aliases · 2
A-4,8-para-MenthenolMethyl-4-iso-propylidene cyclohexanol
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