Synthetics
Dihydroanethole smells like a sweet, anise-like fragrance with notes of licorice, sassafras, and fennel.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 25, No. 6, 26, (2000): Intense, lingering sweet anise, licorice with an herbal fennel nuance. it is reminiscent of black cough drops and root beer
Luebke, William tgsc, (1993): Sweet anise licorice sassafrass fennel
Moellhausen: Sweet aromatic, herbaceous, less candy-like and drier than anethole