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UNDECENYL

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
aldehydic-floralwhite-floralcolognefougeresoapy-clean
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
fruitysweetmusky

A fatty, waxy aldehydic material with a fresh soapy-citrus lift reminiscent of orange peel and clean linen. Undecylenic aldehyde (aldehyde C-11 undecylenic) is greasy-floral on the drydown with a characteristic 'aldehyde brandy' facet used to give lift to florals.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
8 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
7 / 10
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chemicals · No. 3045

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1362.

tenacity · highpower · weak
sweetfruitymusky
MW
228.33
BP
300°C
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Appearance

Colorless viscous liquid, solidifying in the cold.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Very faint, but very tenacious, sweet, fruity-musky odor. Samples of different origin show considerable difference in odor, some have a very dominating 'Phenylacetic' note, which is generally not desirable.

Uses in perfumery

The material is of little interest, and may be practically obsolete already.

Production

Produced from Phenylacetyl chloride and 10-Undecen-ol.

Identity
Aliases · 3
0-Undecen-yl-alpha-toluateomega-Undecenyl phenylacetatePhenylacetate
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).