2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol

At a glance

According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of spicy, with descriptor tags: spicy, clove, vanilla, phenolic, medicinal, leathery, woody, smoky, burnt, sweet, candy, spicy, clove, vanilla, leathery, spicy, smoky. (CAS 93-51-6)

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Category

⚗️ Synthetic

Extraction

Chemical synthesis

Chemical family

Phenol

CAS number

93-51-6

Structure

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Profile

spicy, clove, vanilla, phenolic, medicinal, leathery, woody, smoky, burnt, sweet, candy, spicy, clove, vanilla, leathery, spicy, smoky

IFRA status

Restricted, concentration limits under IFRA standards (listed as "2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol", CAS 93-51-6)