Synthetics
6(or 8)-isobutyl quinoline has no odor description available.
Luebke, William tgsc, (1989): Earthy rooty nutty oakmoss vetiver leathery green
Symrise: Intense, earthy, rooty, nut-like, character resembles certain facets of oakmoos and vetiver and blends very well with them
Givaudan: Leather, green, woody, earthy, powerful
Butyl quinoline secondary has a smooth, fine, woody-vetiver-leather character. it is used in chypre, leather, woody compositions and in masculine colognes where it imparts great diffusion and fixation.