A rich, warm vanilla-balsamic aroma with a spicy, slightly phenolic edge reminiscent of vanillin crossed with a resinous, cinnamic facet. Develops a soft powdery-sweet dry-down with good persistence.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1378.
Yellowish, needlelike crystals.
Slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Very sweet, warm and tenacious odor of balsamic-creamy Vanilla type, although more spicy, less delicate than Vanillin.
The title material was suggested for use in perfumes and flavors many years ago, but has apparently failed to obtain a space on the perfumer’s shelf.
It is related to Coniferaldehyde in that the title material is prepared by condensation of Vanillin and Acetone under alkaline conditions.