Muscenone®
CAS: 82356-51-2
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Identifiers
Manufacturer
Firmenich
CAS number
82356-51-2
CAS (all sources)
82356-51-2
CAS (Perfumiarz)
82356-51-2
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CAS (FraterWork)
82356-51-2
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INCI name (FraterWork)
METHYL CYCLOPENTADECENONE
IUPAC name (FraterWork)
(5E)-3-methylcyclopentadec-5-en-1-one
INCI (Hekserij)
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Synonyms (PerfumersWorld)
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Synonyms (FraterWork)
Muscenone® Delta
Scent profile
Note (Perfumiarz)
Base Note
Note type (FraterWork)
Base Note
Odour family (FraterWork)
Animalic
Odour profile (FraterWork)
Muscenone presents an elegant musk character reminiscent of
classic nitromusks like Musk Ketone, with pronounced powdery and animalic facets
complemented by a subtle natural sweetness, cosmetic softness, and faint hints
of orris, soapy and woody nuances.
Longevity (FraterWork)
Lasts > 400 hours on a smelling strip.
Appearance (FraterWork)
Colourless liquid
Descriptions
Description
Muscenone evokes the scent of classic nitro musks. It's dirtier, more powdery,
and animalic than clean, white musks. In small doses (0.05 - 0.5% of the total
composition), it acts as a composition enhancer.
Odor description (Perfumiarz)
Muscenone evokes the scent of classic nitro musks. It's dirtier, more powdery,
and animalic than clean, white musks. In small doses (0.05 - 0.5% of the total
composition), it acts as a composition enhancer.
Comment (FraterWork)
Muscenone is perhaps the nicest of the musk chemicals and certainly one of the
most profound in its ability to add radiance, blending and fixation to a
fragrance. This musk has the ability to put people at ease and to induce
comfort, so much so that casinos famously spray it through their air
conditioning ducts to keep clients gambling longer. Muscenone can be used in
trace to overdose.
According to Arctander: “Delicate, but extremely tenacious musky odor, upon
dilution developing more woody notes, not quite as soft and velvety as those of
the Muscone [https://fraterworks.com/products/muscone-laevo], perhaps equal in
power, but inferior in beauty.”
And Perfumery: Techniques in Evolution (a series of articles published in
Perfumer and Flavorist magazine) says: “If habanolide is radiant, floral and
musky with metallic notes, muscenone is animal, strongly musk tonkin, and plays
a role in [replicating] the natural product’s odor, perhaps, more important[ly]
than muscone [https://fraterworks.com/products/muscone-laevo]. […] Muscenone
smells of the most animal-like part of deer musk powder or musk absolute, if
made. All of these unsaturated macro cyclic musks are incredibly strong and
accords we made in the past mixed cresols with exaltolide or muscone and are now
much finer and more elegant when using muscenone or chemically related products.
It is being widely used in fragrances such as Bulgari for Men.”
Muscenone even finds its uses in the world of ouds and attars; the wonderful
tonkin musk note of Ajmal's Areej Al Shouk is owed largely to this chemical in
combination with a touch of Muscone Laevo.
aromachem Best Seller deer musk Regs_done
Notes
Muscenone is perhaps the nicest of the musk chemicals and certainly one of the
most profound in its ability to add radiance, blending and fixation to a
fragrance. This musk has the ability to put people at ease and to induce
comfort, so much so that casinos famously spray it through their air
conditioning ducts to keep clients gambling longer. Muscenone can be used in
trace to overdose.
According to Arctander: “Delicate, but extremely tenacious musky odor, upon
dilution developing more woody notes, not quite as soft and velvety as those of
the Muscone [https://fraterworks.com/products/muscone-laevo], perhaps equal in
power, but inferior in beauty.”
And Perfumery: Techniques in Evolution (a series of articles published in
Perfumer and Flavorist magazine) says: “If habanolide is radiant, floral and
musky with metallic notes, muscenone is animal, strongly musk tonkin, and plays
a role in [replicating] the natural product’s odor, perhaps, more important[ly]
than muscone [https://fraterworks.com/products/muscone-laevo]. […] Muscenone
smells of the most animal-like part of deer musk powder or musk absolute, if
made. All of these unsaturated macro cyclic musks are incredibly strong and
accords we made in the past mixed cresols with exaltolide or muscone and are now
much finer and more elegant when using muscenone or chemically related products.
It is being widely used in fragrances such as Bulgari for Men.”
Muscenone even finds its uses in the world of ouds and attars; the wonderful
tonkin musk note of Ajmal's Areej Al Shouk is owed largely to this chemical in
combination with a touch of Muscone Laevo.
aromachem Best Seller deer musk Regs_done
Usage
Average use (FraterWork)
0.5% in a perfume compound
Uses (FraterWork)
Primarily used as both a powerful fragrance enhancer at low concentrations
(0.05-0.5%) and as a distinct musk character note at higher levels (0.5-5%)
across various applications from fine fragrances to personal and fabric care
products.
Alternative Names: Muscemor
IFRA 51 (FraterWork)
4.29% in finished product (Cat. 4)
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