Cyclohexadecanone

At a glance

According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of musk, with descriptor tags: powdery, musk, animal. (CAS 2550-52-9) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

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Category

⚗️ Synthetic

Extraction

Chemical synthesis

Chemical family

Ketone

CAS number

2550-52-9

Structure

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Profile

powdery, musk, animal

IFRA status

Restricted, concentration limits under IFRA standards (listed as "Cyclohexadecanone", CAS 2550-52-9)