An obscure catechol-derived carbonate ester with a dark, phenolic-woody character reminiscent of guaiacol and smoked wood. Dry, slightly leathery and balsamic in the drydown, with a subtle sweet-tarry undertone.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1386.
Colorless or white crystals, becoming gray or pale amber-colored upon exposure to air.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Pungent, warm-spicy, but also moderately medicinal-woody odor of considerable tenacity.
The title material has been suggested for use in perfume compositions as a 'leather' or 'moss'-component in woody or woody-medicinal fragrance types.
Produced by dry distillation of 3,4-Dihydroxy-benzylidene malonic acid carbonate.