Matsutake Alcohol
CAS: 3391-86-4
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Identifiers
Manufacturer
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CAS number
3391-86-4
CAS (all sources)
3391-86-4
CAS (Perfumiarz)
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CAS (PerfumersWorld)
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CAS (FraterWork)
3391-86-4
CAS (EU Hekserij)
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CAS (TSCA Hekserij)
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INCI name (FraterWork)
1-OCTEN-3-OL
IUPAC name (FraterWork)
Oct-1-en-3-ol
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)
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Synonyms (FraterWork)
1-Octen-3-ol
Scent profile
Note type (FraterWork)
Top Note
Odour family (FraterWork)
Earthy
Odour profile (FraterWork)
Matsutake Alcohol has a powerful, sweet earthy aroma with
unmistakable mushroom character, herbaceous lavender-hay undertones, and a raw,
fungal freshness evoking forest floors after rain.
Longevity (FraterWork)
Lasts > 4 hours on a smelling strip.
Appearance (FraterWork)
Clear liquid
Descriptions
Comment (FraterWork)
Commonly referred to by its chemical name of 1-Octen-3-ol, Matsutake Alcohol
hits with unmistakable mushroom intensity—think freshly sliced champignons or
the forest floor after autumn rain. The herbaceous lavender-hay facet follows
immediately, surprisingly fresh and almost buttery. This is earthy naturalism at
its most evocative: soil, fungus, and decaying leaves captured in a single
molecule.
First isolated from the prized Japanese matsutake mushroom by chemist S.
Murahashi in 1938, this alcohol earned the name "matsutake alcohol" long before
perfumers discovered its remarkable utility. It occurs naturally wherever fungi
break down organic matter. You'll also find it naturally present in lavender and
lavandin [https://fraterworks.com/pages/rapid-search-results?q=lavender] oils.
Use Matsutake Alcohol with extreme restraint—it's highly diffusive and easily
dominates compositions. In fougères and lavender accords, traces add convincing
forest-floor realism. Green florals gain shadow and depth. It pairs beautifully
with cis-3-hexenol [https://fraterworks.com/products/cis-3-hexenol], vetiver
[https://fraterworks.com/pages/rapid-search-results?q=vetiver], violet leaf
[https://fraterworks.com/products/violet-leaf-signature-absolute], and isobutyl
quinoline [https://fraterworks.com/products/isobutyl-quinoline]. This material
provides something few others can: a convincing representation of life beyond
the flower—the soil, the fungus, the leaf in decay.
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Notes
Commonly referred to by its chemical name of 1-Octen-3-ol, Matsutake Alcohol
hits with unmistakable mushroom intensity—think freshly sliced champignons or
the forest floor after autumn rain. The herbaceous lavender-hay facet follows
immediately, surprisingly fresh and almost buttery. This is earthy naturalism at
its most evocative: soil, fungus, and decaying leaves captured in a single
molecule.
First isolated from the prized Japanese matsutake mushroom by chemist S.
Murahashi in 1938, this alcohol earned the name "matsutake alcohol" long before
perfumers discovered its remarkable utility. It occurs naturally wherever fungi
break down organic matter. You'll also find it naturally present in lavender and
lavandin [https://fraterworks.com/pages/rapid-search-results?q=lavender] oils.
Use Matsutake Alcohol with extreme restraint—it's highly diffusive and easily
dominates compositions. In fougères and lavender accords, traces add convincing
forest-floor realism. Green florals gain shadow and depth. It pairs beautifully
with cis-3-hexenol [https://fraterworks.com/products/cis-3-hexenol], vetiver
[https://fraterworks.com/pages/rapid-search-results?q=vetiver], violet leaf
[https://fraterworks.com/products/violet-leaf-signature-absolute], and isobutyl
quinoline [https://fraterworks.com/products/isobutyl-quinoline]. This material
provides something few others can: a convincing representation of life beyond
the flower—the soil, the fungus, the leaf in decay.
aromachem Best Seller
Usage
Average use (FraterWork)
0.47% in a perfume compound
Uses (FraterWork)
Adds forest-floor realism to fougères and lavender compositions, creates
earthy depth in green florals, evokes humid woodland atmospheres.
IFRA 51 (FraterWork)
No restriction for category 4
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