A soft, diffusive green-fruity note with a gentle aldehydic character — reminiscent of unripe apple skin and fresh herbal foliage. The acetal form is much milder and rounder than free valeraldehyde, lending a natural, airy top-note lift without harshness.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1367.
Colorless oily liquid.
Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Warm-spicy, ethereal-herbaceous odor with resemblance to Celery.
The title acetal has been suggested for use in perfume compositions, and it could possibly find use also in flavors.
Produced by condensation of n-Valeric aldehyde with n-Amylalcohol. Variations are obtained by the use of iso-Valeric aldehyde and/or iso-Amylalcohol.