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Musk T

Aroma Chemical Base Note CAS 105-95-3

Soft, sweet and clean musk with a smooth, lightly powdery warmth and a faint floral nuance. A versatile macrocyclic musk that adds volume, roundness and fixation.

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Odor profile

Note Base Note
Descriptor 1 Musk-like
Descriptor 2 Soft
Descriptor 3 Floral
Odor Impact1 40
Impact Level Medium
Tenacity1 280 h
Tenacity2 208 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 Number105-95-3
INCI NameEthylene brassylate
CategoryAroma Chemical
FormulaC15H26O4
Mol. Weight270.36
IUPAC Name1,4-dioxacycloheptadecane-5,17-dione
InChIKeyXRHCAGNSDHCHFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Synonyms

Ethylene brassylate, 1, 13-Tridecanedioic acid, 1, 2-ethanediol ester, 1,4-Dioxacycloheptadecane-5,17-dione, Astrotone BR, Benzylone, Emeressence, Musk BRB, Musk T Tridecane dioic acid, cyclic ethyleneglycol diester, Ethylene undecane dicarboxylate, Ethylene tridecane dioate, Cyclo-1,13-ethylenedioxy tridecan-1,13-dione, Cyclic ethylene glycol ester of brassylicacid, Astrotone, astratone, cyclo-1,13-ethylene dioxytridecan-1,13-dione, emeressence 1150 musk, ethylene brassylate fcc, ethylene glycol brassylate, ethylene glycol brassylate cyclic diester, ethylene glycol, cyclic tridecanedioate, ethylenebrassylate, MC-5 (Soda), musk NN, musk T (Takasago), tridecane dioic acid cyclic ethylene glycol diester, tridecanedioic acid cyclic ethylene glycol diester, tridecanedioic acid, cyclic ethylene ester, 1,1-undecane dicarboxylic acid ester with ethylene glycol, 1,11-undecanedicarboxylic acid, ester with ethylene glycol

Physical and chemical data

Boiling Point 330.5 °C
Melting Point 3.5 °C
Flash Point 110 °C
Density 1.04
Refractive Index 1.468
LogP 4.2
Solubility insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol
Appearance Liquid; Dry Powder; Liquid; CBI

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