Olfactionary2-Methylvaleric acid
At a glance
According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of cheesy, with descriptor tags: sour, cheesy. (CAS 97-61-0) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.
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