Aroma ChemicalAldehydicTop note
Propionaldehyde.
Presents a pungent, ethereal character with pronounced alcoholic and wine-like facets, developing into nutty cocoa and meaty undertones with a distinctive grape-brandy quality
CAS Registry
123-38-6
Odor Strength
High
Pyramid
Top
IFRA Status
Unrestricted
Cat 4 · Fine fragranceFrom the literature
TGSC, suppliers, and others, quoted as filed.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 26, No. 3, 80, (2001)“Ethereal, pungent, chocking with earthy, alcoholic wine lees-like with a whiskey and brandy impact and cocoa nutty and slightly meaty nuance on dryout with a grape like nuance”
Luebke, William tgsc, (1989)“Earthy alcohol wine whiskey cocoa nutty”
Functional profile
How perfumers typically use Propionaldehyde — concentration ranges (min · median · max) across community formulas.
Accent
1 formula
Common formula contexts
Fragrance styles and categories where Propionaldehyde appears most often.
Complex Composition
1 formula