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3-Propylidenephthalide

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According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of herbal, with descriptor tags: celery, herbal, cortex, lovage, maple, fenugreek, phenolic, brothy, vegetable, brown, celery, sweet, lovage, maple, herbal, brown, vegetable. (CAS 17369-59-4)

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Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
CAS number
17369-59-4
Structure
2D molecular structure of 3-Propylidenephthalide
Profile
celery, herbal, cortex, lovage, maple, fenugreek, phenolic, brothy, vegetable, brown, celery, sweet, lovage, maple, herbal, brown, vegetable
IFRA status
Restricted, concentration limits under IFRA standards (listed as "3-Propylidenephthalide", CAS 17369-59-4)
Related nodes Part of the Brown Sugar note Part of the Herbal Notes note Part of the Maple Syrup 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