4,6-Dimethyl-2H-pyran-2-one

At a glance

According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of caramellic, with descriptor tags: sweet, caramellic, sugar, green, licorice, balsamic, gourmand. (CAS 675-09-2)

Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Furan/Heterocyclic
CAS number
675-09-2
Profile
sweet, caramellic, sugar, green, licorice, balsamic, gourmand
IFRA status
Not restricted
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01