Olfactionary9-Cycloheptadecen-1-one
At a glance
Civettone (9‑cycloheptadecen‑1‑one) is a 17‑membered macrocyclic ketone originally obtained from African civet gland secretions but now manufactured synthetically; it gives a warm, animalic, musky, diffusive note that is skin‑like at trace levels.
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