6,7-Dihydro-1,1,2,3,3-pentamethyl-4(5H)-indanone
At a glance
According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of musk, with descriptor tags: spicy, musk, woody, clean. (CAS 33704-61-9) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.
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