Tropicalia™
CAS: 10138-32-6
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Identifiers
Manufacturer
IFF
CAS number
10138-32-6
CAS (all sources)
10138-32-6
CAS (Perfumiarz)
10138-32-6
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CAS (FraterWork)
10138-32-6
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INCI name (FraterWork)
ETHYL BICYCLOHEPTENE CARBOXYLATE
IUPAC name (FraterWork)
Ethyl (1R,2R,4R)-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-carboxylate
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Synonyms (PerfumersWorld)
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Scent profile
Note (Perfumiarz)
Top note
Note type (FraterWork)
Top Note
Odour family (FraterWork)
Fruity
Odour profile (FraterWork)
Tropicalia delivers ultra-high impact tropical fruit richness
with distinctive minty-green freshness and white floral opulence, creating an
exotic fruity signature with unexpected animalic depth.
Longevity (FraterWork)
Lasts > 4 hours on a smelling strip.
Appearance (FraterWork)
Colourless liquid
Descriptions
Description
floral nuances
Tropicalia™ is IFF’s latest high‑impact ingredient, unveiled as one of this
year’s innovations at SIMPPAR 2025 in Paris (June 4, 2025). It's as
fruity‑floral molecule with a radiant character and green freshness, designed to
inject instant tropical energy into a composition.
Intensely fruity, “cocktail‑like” character with a strong, diffusive opening and
excellent projection; evokes juicy tropical fruits with fresh, green facets. A
very high‑impact material that works at low dosage to build a distinctive
signature.
Why it’s worth having
- 2025 launch aligned with the trend toward juicy, luminous fruits.
- High diffusion & strength = cost efficiency through lower use levels.
Odor description (Perfumiarz)
floral nuances
Tropicalia™ is IFF’s latest high‑impact ingredient, unveiled as one of this
year’s innovations at SIMPPAR 2025 in Paris (June 4, 2025). It's as
fruity‑floral molecule with a radiant character and green freshness, designed to
inject instant tropical energy into a composition.
Intensely fruity, “cocktail‑like” character with a strong, diffusive opening and
excellent projection; evokes juicy tropical fruits with fresh, green facets. A
very high‑impact material that works at low dosage to build a distinctive
signature.
Why it’s worth having
- 2025 launch aligned with the trend toward juicy, luminous fruits.
- High diffusion & strength = cost efficiency through lower use levels.
Comment (FraterWork)
Tropicalia bursts forth with the intensity of a tropical storm, capturing juicy
mango, jackfruit, melon, and guava in a single molecule of extraordinary power.
This newly liberated captive from IFF delivers what others merely suggest—true
tropical environment memory. The unexpected mint facet cuts through sweetness
like fresh leaves crushed underfoot, while white floral undertones add
sophisticated opulence that elevates simple fruit into complex paradise.
Use Tropicalia when you need tropical fruit that transcends cliché beach
cocktails. Its exceptional strength means trace amounts transform
compositions—use in dilution for signature effects or pure for singular fruit
explosions. The material's animalic castoreum effect in chypre accords reveals
its versatility beyond fruit, supporting leather and oud with unexpected warmth
while bringing naturality to vanilla bases
[https://fraterworks.com/products/vanilla-supreme]. This high-impact ingredient
maintains intensity from top through heart with medium base persistence.
Combine Tropicalia with Aprifloren [https://fraterworks.com/products/aprifloren]
for amplified fruit juiciness, layer with Isobutyl Quinoline
[https://fraterworks.com/products/isobutyl-quinoline] for leather-tropical
hybrids, or blend with Floralozone
[https://fraterworks.com/products/floralozone] and Methyl Ionone Gamma
[https://fraterworks.com/products/methyl-ionone-gamma-coeur] for contemporary
white florals with tropical twist. Released from captivity in 2024, this
molecule represents IFF's answer to competitive tropical materials—more complex
than typical passion fruit chemicals, more natural than synthetic mango bases,
and powerful enough to define entire compositions at minimal dosage.
Tropicalia is very powerful and so we sell it at 10% dilution for every day use
as well as pure for those making larger blends or wishing to experiment with
overdosing. You may wish to split your 10% and make a further 1% dilution
depending on your needs.
aromachem Best Seller locale:Strong - use a foil bag power
Notes
Tropicalia bursts forth with the intensity of a tropical storm, capturing juicy
mango, jackfruit, melon, and guava in a single molecule of extraordinary power.
This newly liberated captive from IFF delivers what others merely suggest—true
tropical environment memory. The unexpected mint facet cuts through sweetness
like fresh leaves crushed underfoot, while white floral undertones add
sophisticated opulence that elevates simple fruit into complex paradise.
Use Tropicalia when you need tropical fruit that transcends cliché beach
cocktails. Its exceptional strength means trace amounts transform
compositions—use in dilution for signature effects or pure for singular fruit
explosions. The material's animalic castoreum effect in chypre accords reveals
its versatility beyond fruit, supporting leather and oud with unexpected warmth
while bringing naturality to vanilla bases
[https://fraterworks.com/products/vanilla-supreme]. This high-impact ingredient
maintains intensity from top through heart with medium base persistence.
Combine Tropicalia with Aprifloren [https://fraterworks.com/products/aprifloren]
for amplified fruit juiciness, layer with Isobutyl Quinoline
[https://fraterworks.com/products/isobutyl-quinoline] for leather-tropical
hybrids, or blend with Floralozone
[https://fraterworks.com/products/floralozone] and Methyl Ionone Gamma
[https://fraterworks.com/products/methyl-ionone-gamma-coeur] for contemporary
white florals with tropical twist. Released from captivity in 2024, this
molecule represents IFF's answer to competitive tropical materials—more complex
than typical passion fruit chemicals, more natural than synthetic mango bases,
and powerful enough to define entire compositions at minimal dosage.
Tropicalia is very powerful and so we sell it at 10% dilution for every day use
as well as pure for those making larger blends or wishing to experiment with
overdosing. You may wish to split your 10% and make a further 1% dilution
depending on your needs.
aromachem Best Seller locale:Strong - use a foil bag power
Usage
Average use (FraterWork)
Traces – 0.2% in a perfume compound
Uses (FraterWork)
Essential for modern tropical accords, white floral enhancement,
naturalising vanilla, supporting leather and oud compositions.
IFRA 51 (FraterWork)
No restriction for category 4
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