MUSCENONE
What is muscenone?
Synthetic Ingredient For Perfumery Overview
Muscenone is available on the market with 3 different cas number, but the same brut formula.
82356-51-2 \\ (5E)-3-Methyl-5-cyclopentadecen-1-one
63314-79-4 \\ 3-Methyl-5-cyclopentadecen-1-one
36399-15-2 \\ (4E)-3-Methyl-4-cyclopentadecen-1-one
Muscenone delta is animal, strongly musk Tonkin, and plays a role in the natural product’s odor, perhaps a more important one than Muscone. Muscenone delta smells of the most animal-like part of deer musk powder or musk absolute if made. All of these unsaturated macrocyclic musks are incredibly strong and accords we made in the past mixing cresols with Exaltolide or Muscone and are now much finer and more elegant when using Muscenone delta or chemically related products.
Delicate, but extremely tenacious musky odor, upon dilution developing more woody notes, not quite as soft and velvety as those of Muscone, perhaps equal in power but inferior in beauty.
This unsaturated ketone, which yields dl-Muscone upon hydrogenation, has been suggested as a modifier for the related ketones and lactones. It is equally expensive to prepare, and not as natural-musky in its character when compared to L-Muscone. Therefore, it is inconceivable that this ketone will become a common Musk at all.
Profile
⚖️ MW 236,39 g/mol
📝 Odor Type: Musk
📈 Odor Strength: high, recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less. Stays 350 +Hours on paper
👃🏼 Odor Profile: A very elegant nitro musk type of odor reminiscent of Musk Ketone, with a slight animal but natural undertone
👅 Flavor Profile: not for flavor use.
⚗️ Uses: MUSCENONE is a very powerful musk with two facets. At low dosages (0.05 to 0.5%), it is a fragrance enhancer. Above this level, it is used for its musky character in addition to its boosting effect. It has excellent substantivity on fabric, hair, and skin; imparting a musky, powdery, cosmetic softness. Can be used up to 5.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate. It is being widely used in fragrances such as Bulgari for Men.
Fulvio Ciccolo, 2020
Perfume and flavor chemicals — S Arctander, 1969