A faint, dry vanilla-balsamic odour with a phenolic, slightly woody edge. Much weaker and less creamy than vanillin, with a subtle powdery-sweet nuance that lingers close to the skin. Contributes depth and a natural, slightly resinous facet to vanilla and balsamic accords rather than obvious sweetness.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1372.
White or colorless, needle-like crystals.
Soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Virtually odorless when pure.
Bitter taste in aqueous solution.
1) By oxidation of Vanillin. 2) By controlled fusion of Vanillin with Potassium hydroxide at 220-230° C.