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Identifiers

Manufacturer

IFF

CAS number

1335-66-6

CAS (all sources)

1335-66-6

CAS (Perfumiarz)

1335-66-6

CAS (PerfumersWorld)

1335-66-6

CAS (FraterWork)

1335-66-6

CAS (EU Hekserij)

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CAS (TSCA Hekserij)

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INCI name (FraterWork)

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IUPAC name (FraterWork)

2,4,6-Trimethylcyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde

INCI (Hekserij)

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EC number (Hekserij)

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FEMA (Hekserij)

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UN number

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Synonyms (PerfumersWorld)

3,5,6-Trimethyl-3-cyclohexen-1-carboxaldehyde :2,4,6-Trimethyl-4-cyclohexen-1-carboxaldehyde : symmertric iso Cyclocitral :meta iso Cyclocitral : iso Cyclocitral : SA761

Synonyms (FraterWork)

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Scent profile

Note (Perfumiarz)

Top note

Note type (FraterWork)

Heart Note

Odour family (FraterWork)

Green

Odour profile (FraterWork)

Isocyclocitral delivers an intensely powerful green foliage character with wet earth nuances, sharp aldehydic lift, and the photorealistic scent of a flower shop's humid atmosphere.

Longevity (FraterWork)

Lasts 16 hours on a smelling strip.

Odor life hours (PerfumersWorld)

3

Relative odor impact (PerfumersWorld)

250

Appearance (FraterWork)

Colourless liquid

Descriptions

Description

Isocyclocitral is sharp leafy-herbal citrusy eau-de-colognes fresh-topnotes.

Odor description (Perfumiarz)

earthy nuances Isocyclocitral's fragrance pierces the air with a piercing and almost suffocating greenness, reminiscent of crushed stems, fresh and damp leaves, as well as the famous scent of a florist's shop.

Description (PerfumersWorld)

Isocyclocitral is sharp leafy-herbal citrusy eau-de-colognes fresh-topnotes.

Comment (FraterWork)

Isocyclocitral opens with a piercing, almost suffocating green-aldehydic blast that transforms in dilution to reveal photorealistic wet earth and crushed stems. This powerful modifier captures the complete flower shop experience - sappy green foliage, damp soil, and that distinctive cool humidity. Its unique marine-grassy duality revolutionised fresh fragrances in the 1980s. You'll find Isocyclocitral indispensable for cutting through oakmoss sweetness while lifting its top notes. Use sparingly at 0.1-3% where its impact is profound - Bedoukian noted "unusual effects obtained by small quantities cannot be achieved with other known synthetics." Its exceptional synergy with ionones adds dewy freshness to powdery violets. The material excels in creating specific effects: tomato leaf accords, hyacinth compositions, and modernised pine notes for functional products. Combine with Triplal for intensely diffusive aquatic-green effects. React with methyl anthranilate to form woody-orange blossom Schiff bases for unique captive notes. DIFFERENCE FROM CITRAL Though citral and isocyclocitral contain identical atoms, their structural arrangement creates entirely different olfactory profiles. Citral presents pure, linear lemon character - the dominant note in lemongrass oil and citrus compositions. Isocyclocitral delivers no citrus character whatsoever, instead creating complex atmospheric greenness reminiscent of a florist's workspace: crushed stems, humid air, wet earth, and that distinctive metallic coolness. Where citral provides single-note brightness for hesperidic accords, isocyclocitral builds multi-layered environmental effects. This structural difference makes citral ideal for straightforward citrus freshness, while isocyclocitral excels at creating naturalistic green atmospheres with remarkable depth and complexity. The materials serve completely different creative purposes despite their shared formula. aromachem Best Seller green

Notes

Isocyclocitral opens with a piercing, almost suffocating green-aldehydic blast that transforms in dilution to reveal photorealistic wet earth and crushed stems. This powerful modifier captures the complete flower shop experience - sappy green foliage, damp soil, and that distinctive cool humidity. Its unique marine-grassy duality revolutionised fresh fragrances in the 1980s. You'll find Isocyclocitral indispensable for cutting through oakmoss sweetness while lifting its top notes. Use sparingly at 0.1-3% where its impact is profound - Bedoukian noted "unusual effects obtained by small quantities cannot be achieved with other known synthetics." Its exceptional synergy with ionones adds dewy freshness to powdery violets. The material excels in creating specific effects: tomato leaf accords, hyacinth compositions, and modernised pine notes for functional products. Combine with Triplal for intensely diffusive aquatic-green effects. React with methyl anthranilate to form woody-orange blossom Schiff bases for unique captive notes. DIFFERENCE FROM CITRAL Though citral and isocyclocitral contain identical atoms, their structural arrangement creates entirely different olfactory profiles. Citral presents pure, linear lemon character - the dominant note in lemongrass oil and citrus compositions. Isocyclocitral delivers no citrus character whatsoever, instead creating complex atmospheric greenness reminiscent of a florist's workspace: crushed stems, humid air, wet earth, and that distinctive metallic coolness. Where citral provides single-note brightness for hesperidic accords, isocyclocitral builds multi-layered environmental effects. This structural difference makes citral ideal for straightforward citrus freshness, while isocyclocitral excels at creating naturalistic green atmospheres with remarkable depth and complexity. The materials serve completely different creative purposes despite their shared formula. aromachem Best Seller green

Usage

Average use (FraterWork)

0.25% in a perfume compound

Uses (FraterWork)

Fougère freshness, chypre modernisation, floral stem effects requiring naturalistic green power. IUPAC Name: 2,4,6-Trimethylcyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde

IFRA 51 (FraterWork)

3% in finished product (Cat. 4)

Links

Perfumiarzhttps://perfumiarz.com/products/isocyclocitral

PerfumersWorldhttps://www.perfumersworld.com/view.php?pro_id=4CA03618

FraterWorkhttps://fraterworks.com/products/aldehyde-c-12-mna-copy

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