OlfactionaryOxacyclohexadecen-2-one
At a glance
According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of musk, with descriptor tags: sweet, musk, waxy. (CAS 34902-57-3) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.
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