2-[(3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexyl)acetyl]cyclopentan-1-one
At a glance
According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of woody, with descriptor tags: woody, animal, aromatic. (CAS 84642-57-9) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.
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