Amberketal
Aroma Chemical Base Note CAS 57345-19-4
Soft, dry woody amber with an ambergris, cedar character and a faint milky nuance. Smooth and stable, it adds a gentle ambery woodiness to woody and oriental accords.
Odor profile
| Note | Base Note |
| Descriptor 1 | Woody |
| Descriptor 2 | Amber |
| Descriptor 3 | Dry |
| Odor Impact1 | 100 |
| Tenacity1 | 384 h |
| Tenacity2 | 384 h |
1 Source: PerfumersWorld
2 Source: The Good Scents Company
Both tenacity figures are blotter life. The two labs use different evaluation protocols, so the numbers are not directly comparable — read them as two independent readings, not as a contradiction.
Identification
| CAS Number | 57345-19-4 |
| INCI Name | Dodecahydro-tetramethyl-epoxynaphthoxepin |
| Category | Aroma Chemical |
| Formula | C18H30O2 |
| Mol. Weight | 278.4 |
| IUPAC Name | 5,5,9,13-tetramethyl-14,16-dioxatetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane |
| InChIKey | PHNCACYNYORRNS-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Synonyms
Dodecahydro-3,8,8,11A-tetramethyl-5h-3,5A-epoxynaphth[2,1-C]oxepin, Z11 hd, amber oxepin, dodecahydro-3,8,8,11a-tetramethyl-5H-3,5a-epoxynaphth(2,1-c)oxepin, dodecahydrotetramethyl epoxynaphthoxepin, Amberketal ipm, amberketal (Givaudan), ambermor ketal crystal (IFF), ambermor ketal IPM (IFF), ambraketal, 5H-3,5a-epoxynaphth(2,1-c)oxepin, dodecahydro-3,8,8,11a-tetramethyl-, 5H-3,5a-epoxynaphth[2,1-c]oxepin, dodecahydro-3,8,8,11a-tetramethyl-, [3R-(3a,5aa,7abeta,11abeta,11ba)]-, 5H-3,5a-epoxynaphth[2,1-c]oxepin, dodecahydro-3,8,8,11a-tetramethyl-, [3S-(3a,5aa,7aa,11abeta,11ba)]-, 5,5,9,13-tetramethyl-14,16-dioxatetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane, Z11 DIPG (Firmenich), Z11 MIP (Firmenich), Z11 MIP via white biotech (Firmenich)
Physical and chemical data
| Boiling Point | 300.00 °C |
| Flash Point | 122.22 °C |
| Density | 0.86400 |
| Refractive Index | 1.43600 |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.001100 mmHg @ 20.00 C. |
| LogP | 4.7 |
| Solubility | alcohol; water, 0.3507 mg/L @ 25 C (est); APC: traces - 0.5% |
| Appearance | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid |
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