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Identifiers

Manufacturer

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CAS number

104-62-1

CAS (all sources)

104-62-1

CAS (Perfumiarz)

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CAS (PerfumersWorld)

104-62-1

CAS (FraterWork)

104-62-1

CAS (EU Hekserij)

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CAS (TSCA Hekserij)

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INCI name (FraterWork)

PHENETHYL FORMATE

IUPAC name (FraterWork)

2-Phenylethyl formate

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)

Phenethyl formate : Formic acid, 2-phenylethyl ester : 2-Phenylethylformate : Phenyl Ethyl Formate : Phenyl ethyl formate

Synonyms (FraterWork)

Benzcarbinyl propionate, Phenethyl Propionate

Scent profile

Note type (FraterWork)

Base Note

Odour family (FraterWork)

Green

Odour profile (FraterWork)

Phenyl ethyl formate has a fresh green-floral aroma with rosy-hyacinth character, a crisp watercress-chrysanthemum facet, and a warm, slightly spicy-cinnamic undertone.

Longevity (FraterWork)

Lasts > 60 hours on a smelling strip.

Odor life hours (PerfumersWorld)

3

Relative odor impact (PerfumersWorld)

150

Appearance (FraterWork)

Colourless liquid

Descriptions

Description

Phenyl Ethyl Formate is green-floral-rose hyacinth formic-dry-green vegetablenarcisse rose lilac reseda tomato apple honey peach pear plum banana.

Odour (PerfumersWorld)

green-floral-rose hyacinth formic-dry-green vegetable

Description (PerfumersWorld)

Phenyl Ethyl Formate is green-floral-rose hyacinth formic-dry-green vegetablenarcisse rose lilac reseda tomato apple honey peach pear plum banana.

Comment (FraterWork)

Phenyl ethyl formate opens with a bright green flash—watercress and chrysanthemum leaves—before settling into a warm, rosy-floral heart with unmistakable hyacinth character. There is a dry, slightly spicy-cinnamic edge that gives the material real personality. The effect is clean, fresh, and immediately recognisable as something botanical and alive. This is a classic modifier that deserves far more attention than it currently gets. It excels in hyacinth accords at higher doses, but try it at lower levels in muguet, orchid, lilac, and narcissus bases where its green-rosy freshness lifts the entire composition. The warm cinnamic undertone makes it surprisingly useful in spicy florals too. Pair phenyl ethyl formate with phenyl ethyl alcohol for a rounded rose effect, or with galbanum and violet leaf for sharp green-floral contrasts. Keep your stock dry and cool—if moisture or free formic acid creeps in, the material deteriorates fast and turns pungent. A well-stored bottle, however, keeps beautifully and rewards you with crisp, natural freshness every time. aromachem no_reg

Notes

Phenyl ethyl formate opens with a bright green flash—watercress and chrysanthemum leaves—before settling into a warm, rosy-floral heart with unmistakable hyacinth character. There is a dry, slightly spicy-cinnamic edge that gives the material real personality. The effect is clean, fresh, and immediately recognisable as something botanical and alive. This is a classic modifier that deserves far more attention than it currently gets. It excels in hyacinth accords at higher doses, but try it at lower levels in muguet, orchid, lilac, and narcissus bases where its green-rosy freshness lifts the entire composition. The warm cinnamic undertone makes it surprisingly useful in spicy florals too. Pair phenyl ethyl formate with phenyl ethyl alcohol for a rounded rose effect, or with galbanum and violet leaf for sharp green-floral contrasts. Keep your stock dry and cool—if moisture or free formic acid creeps in, the material deteriorates fast and turns pungent. A well-stored bottle, however, keeps beautifully and rewards you with crisp, natural freshness every time. aromachem no_reg

Usage

Perfume uses (PerfumersWorld)

Hyacinth Narcisse Rose Lilac ResedaTomato Apple Honey Peach Pear Plum Banana * Relative Odor Impact 150 * Odor Life on a smelling strip 3 hrs

Average use (FraterWork)

1% in a perfume compound

Uses (FraterWork)

Adds fresh green-floral lift to rose, hyacinth, muguet, lilac, narcissus, and orchid compositions.

IFRA 51 (FraterWork)

No restriction for category 4

Links

PerfumersWorldhttps://www.perfumersworld.com/view.php?pro_id=4RW00373

FraterWorkhttps://fraterworks.com/products/phenyl-ethyl-formate

Phenyl Ethyl Formate

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