Aroma ChemicalChocolateMiddle note
5-Methyl-2-Phenyl-2-Hexenal.
Delivers a rich, bitter-sweet cocoa aroma with distinctive aldehydic facets and green undertones that evoke dark chocolate and roasted nuts
CAS Registry
21834-92-4
Odor Strength
Medium
Pyramid
Middle
IFRA Status
Unrestricted
Cat 4 · Fine fragranceFrom the literature
TGSC, suppliers, and others, quoted as filed.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 23, No. 1, 33, (1998)“Bitter cocoa, nutty, brown and green”
Luebke, William tgsc, (2009)“Aldehydic bitter cocoa nut skin green sweet chocolate fruity butyric”
Pell Wall Perfumes“Cocoa, chocolate, bitter, honey, aldehydic. powerful very diffusive and powerful, it is used in small amounts typically well below 1% of the perfume concentrate except where a strong chocolate note is desired when as much as 8% might be used. we also offer this product at 10% dilution, which is more practical for those who blend in smaller amounts.”
Functional profile
How perfumers typically use 5-Methyl-2-Phenyl-2-Hexenal — concentration ranges (min · median · max) across community formulas.
Build
2 formulas
Accent
1 formula
Common formula contexts
Fragrance styles and categories where 5-Methyl-2-Phenyl-2-Hexenal appears most often.
Floral Bouquet
1 formula
Complex Composition
1 formula
Woody Aromatic
1 formula