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Guaiacol

Aroma Chemicals

Guaiacol

Presents a powerful phenolic character with smoky, medicinal facets, warm vanilla undertones, and pronounced woody-spicy nuances.

Aroma ChemicalMiddleCAS: 90-05-1

Odor Strength

High ,Recommend Smelling In A 1.00 % Solution Or Less

Odor Type

Spicy

Phenolic

Functional Profile

How perfumers typically use Guaiacol in their compositions.

Accent

4 formulas

0.0%0.2%0.6%

Common Formula Contexts

Fragrance styles and categories where Guaiacol appears most often.

Fresh Citrus

1 formulas

0.3%0.3%0.3%

Floral Bouquet

1 formulas

0.1%0.1%0.1%

Complex Composition

1 formulas

0.6%0.6%0.6%

Oriental Amber

1 formulas

0.0%0.0%0.0%

TGSC Descriptions

Mosciano, Gerard P&F 22, No. 3, 47, (1997): Phenolic, smoky, spicy, medicinal, vanilla and savory meaty with a woody nuance

Luebke, William tgsc, (1996): Phenolic smoke spice vanilla woody

Other Descriptions

Guaiacol

Moellhausen: Aromatic, phenolic

PerfumersWorld: Aromatic phenolic burnt

Pell Wall Perfumes: Warm, smoky, vanilla, phenolic, soft, woody. very powerful
Arctander gives some indication of the uses: “this phenolether is used in perfume compositions in very modest amounts for certain floral types, such as cananga and ylangylang, minute traces in lilac, narcissus, lily, etc. it is also useful in carnation, while somewhat higher proportions can be used in spice complexes. it is accompanied by the usual draw-backs of simple phenols – sensitivity to alkali, air, daylight, iron, etc.”

Guaiacol molecular structure or representationimg: perfumersworld

Essential Specs

Odor Type:
Spicy
CAS #:
90-05-1
Odor Strength:
High
Pyramid:
Middle

Odor Notes

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