A fresh, green aromatic character with mildly sweet, hay-like nuances. Ortho-xylene oxide (1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran and related isomers) is a relatively obscure aromachemical with a light, clean, faintly floral-green profile.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1389.
Colorless liquid.
Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Heavy, sweet odor of Bitter-Almond-type, but not nearly as pungent as Benzaldehyde, yet not as soft as Tolylaldehyde.
The title material has been suggested for use in perfume compositions, but it is mentioned in this work mostly as a representative of another rare group of materials.
Produced from ortho-Xylylene dibromide by heating with Potassium carbonate.