4,5-Dimethyl-3-hydroxy-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-one
At a glance
According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of caramellic, with descriptor tags: sweet, caramellic, maple, sugar burnt sugar, coffee, sweet, caramellic, maple, sugar brown sugar, cotton candy. (CAS 28664-35-9)
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