Piperonyl acetate

At a glance

A sweet, floral-balsamic ester related to heliotropin chemistry, giving a soft, powdery almond-vanilla-adjac It is used by perfumers as one of many aroma-chemical building blocks that combine to form a fragrance's overall accord, rather than being worn as a scent on its own.

Category
โš—๏ธ Synthetic
Origin
synthetic production
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Ester
CAS number
326-61-4
Profile
sweet, floral, heliotropic
IFRA status
Not restricted
โ— drafted ยท last checked 2026-09-01