1-(3-Methyl-2-benzofuranyl)ethanone

At a glance

According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of floral, with descriptor tags: floral, orangeflower. (CAS 23911-56-0) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
โš—๏ธ Synthetic
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Furan/Heterocyclic
CAS number
23911-56-0
Profile
floral, orangeflower
IFRA status
Prohibited -- not for fragrance use
โ— drafted ยท last checked 2026-09-01