Aroma ChemicalAldehydicTop note
(E)-2-Dodecenal.
Delivers a powerful citrus-mandarin freshness with distinctive metallic and waxy aldehydic facets that become more pronounced at higher concentrations.
CAS Registry
20407-84-5
Odor Strength
High
Pyramid
Top
IFRA Status
Unrestricted
Cat 4 · Fine fragranceFrom the literature
TGSC, suppliers, and others, quoted as filed.
Luebke, William tgsc, (1986)“Citrus metallic mandarin orange waxy aldehydic”
Moellhausen“Strongly fatty, on dilution somewhat citrusy, mandarin, orange-like”
Functional profile
How perfumers typically use (E)-2-Dodecenal — concentration ranges (min · median · max) across community formulas.
Build
1 formula
Common formula contexts
Fragrance styles and categories where (E)-2-Dodecenal appears most often.
Complex Composition
1 formula
