A phenolic floral character reminiscent of the para-cresol family — narcissus-like, warm and slightly animalic with a honeyed, almost horse-stable facet in dilution. Without a fuller name (acetate, isobutyrate, methyl ether, aldehyde) the exact profile varies, but the para-tolyl/cresyl backbone consistently reads as heady white-floral with a dirty edge.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1314.
Colorless oily liquid.
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Powerful and refreshing green-fruity, forest-like, sweet, floral odor of moderate tenacity. The undiluted material has a rather sharp initial odor, but sweetness predominates in the diluted product.
The taste is sweet-fruity, mildly green at concentrations near 10 ppm.
This aldehyde is used in perfume compositions where sweet-green notes are compatible with floral notes, e.g. in Lilac, Hyacinth, Rose, Sweet Pea, etc. and in woody Chypres, New Mown Hay types, forest odors, etc.
The material is also used in flavor compositions, mainly in imitation Honey, Banana, Bitter almond, Plum, Gooseberry, Nut, Coconut, etc.
1) from para-Methylbenzaldehyde via Darzen’s reaction. 2) from para-Methylbenzylchloride plus Hexamethylene tetramine.