Velvione
Aroma Chemical Base Note CAS 37609-25-9
Dry, powdery and velvety musk with a soft amber and skin like warmth and a faint white floral facet. Tenacious, it adds trail and a smooth musky base to florals.
Odor profile
| Note | Base Note |
| Descriptor 1 | Musk-like |
| Descriptor 2 | Floral |
| Descriptor 3 | Powdery |
| Odor Impact1 | 25 |
| Tenacity1 | 200 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 | 37609-25-9 |
| INCI Name | 5-cyclohexadecenone |
| Category | Aroma Chemical |
| Formula | C16H28O |
| Mol. Weight | 236.39 |
| IUPAC Name | cyclohexadec-5-en-1-one |
| InChIKey | ABRIMXGLNHCLIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Synonyms
5-Cyclohexadecen-1-one, ambretone, (5Z)- cyclohexadec-5-en-1-one, cyclohexadecen-1-one, cyclohexadecenone, cyclohexadecenone-1, musk amberol, Tm-ii, ambretone (Takasago), (5Z)-cyclohexadec-5-en-1-one, 5-cyclohexadecenone, 15-cyclohexadecenone-1, TM-II (Soda), velvione (Givaudan)
Physical and chemical data
| Boiling Point | 296.00 °C |
| Melting Point | 43.00 °C |
| Flash Point | 110.00 °C |
| Density | 0.93200 |
| Refractive Index | 1.48900 |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.000033 mmHg @ 25.00 C. (est) |
| LogP | 5.6 |
| Solubility | alcohol; water, 0.2997 mg/L @ 25 C (est); alcoholic, good |
| Appearance | Liquid |
All figures on this page are guide values collected from public reference works and supplier declarations. They differ between batches, origins and qualities. The data sheet of your own supplier is always the authoritative document for the material you actually use.