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4-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone

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According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of berry, with descriptor tags: sweet, berry, jammy, raspberry, ripe, floral, berry, sweet, woody, raspberry, ripe, jammy, seedy. (CAS 5471-51-2)

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Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Ketone
CAS number
5471-51-2
Structure
2D molecular structure of 4-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone
Profile
sweet, berry, jammy, raspberry, ripe, floral, berry, sweet, woody, raspberry, ripe, jammy, seedy
IFRA status
Restricted, concentration limits under IFRA standards (listed as "4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one", CAS 5471-51-2)
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● drafted · last checked 2026-08-26