7-Cyclohexadecen-1-one

At a glance

According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of musk, with descriptor tags: musk. (CAS 2550-59-6) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

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