Synthetics
Allyl ionone cetone v smells like a heavy, fruity, green pineapple with waxy, oily-sweet, flowery, fruity, ionone, woody, bark-like notes, and unpleasant, sour, fishy, amine undertones.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 17, No. 1, 41, (1992): Fruity, floral, with a woody tropical and vanilla nuance
Luebke, William tgsc, (1984): Green floral woody orris tropical weedy waxy leather
IFF: An ionone product having an exceptional rich pineapple quality with natural, oily/waxy undertones
Taytonn ASCC: Woody, waxy, oily, fruity, floral, balsamic
Pell Wall Perfumes: Fruity-tropical, floral-ionone, woody, oily. tenacious
Arctander says it is: “useful in perfume compositions as a modifier for ionones and methylionones, in modem-aldehydic creations, in perfumes with fruity-aldehydic topnotes, in combinations with vetiver or woody-floral perfume materials, etc”
Givaudan: Fruity, floral-green, woody, powerful
Cetone v has many facets to its character and thus has many uses. it blends very well with ionones, citrus notes, lavender, fruity, woody and oriental accords where it adds body and excellent diffusion.
Moellhausen: Ionone-like product with rich pineapple quality and natural, waxy notes; fruity, floral-green