Celestolide
Aroma Chemical Base Note CAS 13171-00-1
A warm sweet musk with a soft powdery character and a gentle animal facet. A clean woody fixative, it adds smoothness and lasting power across many accords.
Odor profile
| Note | Base Note |
| Descriptor 1 | Musk-like |
| Descriptor 2 | Powdery |
| Descriptor 3 | Clean |
| Odor Impact1 | 20 |
| Impact Level | Medium |
| Tenacity1 | 180 h |
| Tenacity2 | 400 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 | 13171-00-1 |
| INCI Name | Celestolide |
| Category | Aroma Chemical |
| Formula | C17H24O |
| Mol. Weight | 244.37 |
| IUPAC Name | 1-(6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethyl-2,3-dihydroinden-4-yl)ethanone |
| InChIKey | IKTHMQYJOWTSJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Synonyms
4-Acetyl-6-T-Butyl-1, 1-Dimethylindan, 4-Acetyl-6-t-butyl-1,1-dimethylindane, Ethanone, [1,1-dimethyl-6(1,1-dimethylethyl)-indanyl-4]-1, Musk DTI, Crysolide, 4-acetyl-6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,1-dimethylindane, 4-acetyl-6-(tert-butyl)-1,1,-dimethylindane, 4-acetyl-6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethyl indan, 4-acetyl-6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethyl indane, 4-acetyl-6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethylindan, 4-acetyl-6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethylindane, astrobutylone (A.C.S. International), 6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethyl indan-4-yl methyl ketone, 1-(6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl)ethanone, 1-(6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethyl-2,3-dihydroinden-4-yl)ethanone, 6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethyl-4-indanyl methyl ketone, 1-(6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethyl-indan-4-yl)-ethanone, 6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethylindan-4-yl methyl ketone, 1-(6-(tert-butyl)-1,1-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1h-inden-4-yl)ethanone, 1-[6-(tert-butyl)-1,1-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1h-inden-4-yl]ethan-1-one, celestolide (IFF), crysolide (Givaudan), 1-(6-(1,1-dimethyl ethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1,1-dimethyl-1H-inden-4-yl) ethanone, 1,1-dimethyl-4-acetyl-6-ter-butylindane, 1,1-dimethyl-4-acetyl-6-tert-butyl indane, 1-[1,1-dimethyl-6-(2-methyl-2-propanyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl]ethanone, 1-(6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1,1-dimethyl-1H-inden-4-yl) ethanone, 1-(6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1,1-dimethyl-1H-inden-4-yl)ethanone, ethanone, 1-(6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1,1-dimethyl-1H-inden-4-yl)-, ethanone, 1-[6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1,1-dimethyl-1H-inden-4-yl]-, ketone, 6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethyl-4-indanyl methyl, musc DTI, musk dimethyl indane
Physical and chemical data
| Boiling Point | 304.5 °C |
| Melting Point | 78.5 °C |
| Flash Point | 93.89 °C |
| Density | 1.06 |
| Vapor Pressure | VP: 0.05 Pa at 21 °C (3.75X10-3 mm Hg) |
| LogP | 5 |
| Solubility | In water, 0.015 mg/L |
| Appearance | Solid |
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