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Odor Type:
Smoky
CAS #:
90-05-1
Odor Strength:
High
Pyramid:
Base
Aroma Chemicals
Presents a powerful phenolic character with smoky, medicinal facets, warm vanilla undertones, and pronounced woody-spicy nuances.
Odor Strength
High
Odor Type
Smoky
How perfumers typically use Guaiacol in their compositions.
4 formulas
Fragrance styles and categories where Guaiacol appears most often.
1 formulas
1 formulas
1 formulas
1 formulas
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
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.”
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