Synthetics
Isobutyl phenyl acetate smells like a combination of fresh carnation petals and buttery notes.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 22, No. 2, 69, (1997): Sweet, floral, honey, cocoa and fruity with a waxy nuance
Luebke, William tgsc, (1988): Sweet floral honey chocolate amber
Moellhausen: Sweet, aromatic, honey- and butterscotch-like
IFF: Sweet balsamic, incense note
Sweet, balsamic, floral, honey note with a slightly fruity character.
Taytonn ASCC: Honey, fruity, floral, chocolate, balsamic, sweet
Pell Wall Perfumes: Sweet, cocoa, floral-rose, musky, honey. diffusive
Arctander describes it as having a: “powerful and very diffusive leafy-rosy-musky odor with exceptional topnote effect. distinctly fresher and more diflusive (not really volatile) than the n-butylester. slightly waxy notes (fresh, narcisse-like ) are typical of the pure product, while unpleasant or pronounced animal-honeylike notes dominate the poorer grades.”