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3(2H)-Furanone, 5-ethyl-4-hydroxy-2-methyl-

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According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of caramellic, with descriptor tags: sweet, caramellic, bready, maple, sugar brown sugar, burnt, sweet, caramellic, bready, maple, sugar brown sugar, burnt. (CAS 27538-09-6)

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Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Furan/Heterocyclic
CAS number
27538-09-6
Structure
2D molecular structure of 3(2H)-Furanone, 5-ethyl-4-hydroxy-2-methyl-
Profile
sweet, caramellic, bready, maple, sugar brown sugar, burnt, sweet, caramellic, bready, maple, sugar brown sugar, burnt
IFRA status
Restricted, concentration limits under IFRA standards (listed as "Ethyl and Methyl furaneol", CAS 27538-09-6)
Related nodes Part of the Brown Sugar note Part of the Maple Syrup note Part of the Sugar note Part of the Sugar Cane note Part of the Sweet Gourmand Notes note Part of the Sweet Notes note Part of the Sweet Pea note Part of the Sweet Pea (soliflore) note
● drafted · last checked 2026-08-26