Muscone
Aroma Chemical Base Note CAS 541-91-3
Warm, natural musk with a soft animalic and powdery character and a faint floral, violet facet. Elegant and smooth, it is the signature of natural musk and warm, skin close bases.
Odor profile
| Note | Base Note |
| Descriptor 1 | Musk-like |
| Descriptor 2 | Powdery |
| Descriptor 3 | Animal-like |
| Odor Impact1 | 250 |
| Tenacity1 | 400 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 | 541-91-3 |
| INCI Name | Methylcyclopentadecanone |
| Category | Aroma Chemical |
| Formula | C16H30O |
| Mol. Weight | 238.41 |
| IUPAC Name | 3-methylcyclopentadecan-1-one |
| InChIKey | ALHUZKCOMYUFRB-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Synonyms
3-Methyl-1-cyclopentadecanone, methyl cyclopentadecan-1-one, methyl cyclopentadecanone, methyl exaltone, methyl-1-cyclopentadecanone, methylcyclopentadecan-1-one, dextro,laevo- muscone, muskone, cyclopentadecanone, 3-methyl-, 3-methyl cyclopentadecan-1-one, 3-methyl cyclopentadecanone, 3-methyl-cyclopentadecanone, 3-methylcyclopentadecan-1-one, 3-methylcyclopentadecanone, methylexaltone, moschus ketone, dextro,laevo-muscone, DL-muscone, muscone (Firmenich), muscor (IFF)
Physical and chemical data
| Boiling Point | 329.0 °C |
| Melting Point | 8.6 °C |
| Flash Point | 101 °C |
| Density | 0.9921 |
| Refractive Index | 1.4802 |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.000176 mmHg @ 25.00 C. (est) |
| LogP | 6.2 |
| Solubility | Soluble in oils; Slightly soluble in water |
| Appearance | Liquid |
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