2-Ethyl-1-butanol
At a glance
A synthetically produced branched aliphatic alcohol with a fresh, fruity apple‑pear aroma, used as a top‑note fragrance and solvent in perfumery. It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.
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