2-Phenylethyl valerate
At a glance
According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of floral, with descriptor tags: fruity, rose, leafy. (CAS 7460-74-4) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.
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