Aroma Chemicals
Aldehyde c-7 heptanal smells like a powerful, aldehydic, caprylic fragrance with herbaceous, fermented-fruity and winey notes, slightly reminiscent of rancidity.
Odor Strength
High ,Recommend Smelling In A 1.00 % Solution Or Less
Odor Type
Green
How perfumers typically use Heptanal in their compositions.
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Fragrance styles and categories where Heptanal appears most often.
1 formulas
Luebke, William tgsc, (1984): Fresh aldehydic fatty green herbal wine-lee ozone
Bedoukian Research: Fresh, green, citrus odor
Used in aldehydic accords and florals.
Moellhausen: Fruity, herbaceous, aldehyde
Alfrebro: Very strong, fatty, harsh, pungent