Acetanisole

At a glance

A sweet, hawthorn-like, faintly floral-anisic synthetic ketone used to add soft powdery sweetness in floral and heliotrope-type compositions. It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
โš—๏ธ Synthetic
Origin
synthetic production
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Aromatic ketone
CAS number
100-06-1
Profile
floral, woody, slightly sweet
IFRA status
Not restricted
โ— drafted ยท last checked 2026-09-01