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5-Ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone

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According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of caramellic, with descriptor tags: maple, sweet, fruity, caramellic, maple, fenugreek, sugar brown sugar, nutty, chicory, praline, butterscotch, sweet, fruity, sweet, caramellic, maple. (CAS 698-10-2)

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Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Furan/Heterocyclic
CAS number
698-10-2
Structure
2D molecular structure of 5-Ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone
Profile
maple, sweet, fruity, caramellic, maple, fenugreek, sugar brown sugar, nutty, chicory, praline, butterscotch, sweet, fruity, sweet, caramellic, maple
IFRA status
Not restricted
Related nodes Part of the Brown Sugar note Part of the Maple Syrup note Part of the Praline 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 2026-09-01