3-Ethylpyridine
At a glance
According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of tobacco, with descriptor tags: tobacco, oakmoss, leathery. (CAS 536-78-7) It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.
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