A powerful fatty-aldehydic material with a waxy, soapy character and a distinct orange-peel citrus facet. On drydown it becomes cleaner and more floral-soapy, lending the classic 'aldehyde sparkle' associated with Chanel No. 5-style openings.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1353.
Colorless oily liquid.
Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Pleasant waxy-floral, refreshing odor with a discrete fruity overtone and moderate tenacity.
Citrusy-fresh taste in concentrations below 10 ppm. Not pleasant at higher levels unless accompanied by a flavor composition.
This aldehyde is used quite widely in perfume compositions, in very small proportions.