Amyl Phenyl Acetate
CAS: 5137-52-0
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5137-52-0
CAS (all sources)
5137-52-0
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CAS (FraterWork)
5137-52-0
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INCI name (FraterWork)
AMYL PHENYLACETATE
IUPAC name (FraterWork)
Pentyl 2-phenylacetate
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Scent profile
Note type (FraterWork)
Base Note
Odour family (FraterWork)
Floral
Odour profile (FraterWork)
Amyl phenyl acetate has a green, honeyed-balsamic aroma with
sweet rosy-floral facets, a fruity apple nuance, and a warm, almost gourmand
undertone.
Longevity (FraterWork)
Lasts 112 hours on a smelling strip.
Appearance (FraterWork)
Colourless liquid
Descriptions
Comment (FraterWork)
Amyl phenyl acetate opens with a distinctive green-honeyed sweetness that feels
immediately natural and inviting. A soft rosy character develops underneath,
joined by fruity hints of ripe apple and a balsamic warmth. The overall effect
is gentler and greener than you might expect from the phenylacetate family.
This material earns its keep in hyacinth accords, where it bridges the gap
between sharp green top notes and rosy floral hearts with remarkable smoothness.
It brings a honeyed, almost gourmand quality that sets it apart from other
green-rosy materials like Phenoxanol or Rosacetol. Use it in rose compositions
where you want naturalness and warmth rather than clinical precision.
Add amyl phenyl acetate to floral-balsamic and oriental bases for sweet, honeyed
depth. It pairs well with phenyl ethyl alcohol for rounded rose effects and with
galbanum or violet leaf for green-floral contrasts. Unrestricted and stable
across applications, it works in fine fragrance, soap, and cosmetics alike.
AMYL VS ISOAMYL
Do not confuse this with its positional isomer, isoamyl phenyl acetate (CAS
102-19-2), which is a very different material—darker, more chocolatey, and more
animalic. This straight-chain amyl version is greener, lighter, and more
honeyed. They are not interchangeable.
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Notes
Amyl phenyl acetate opens with a distinctive green-honeyed sweetness that feels
immediately natural and inviting. A soft rosy character develops underneath,
joined by fruity hints of ripe apple and a balsamic warmth. The overall effect
is gentler and greener than you might expect from the phenylacetate family.
This material earns its keep in hyacinth accords, where it bridges the gap
between sharp green top notes and rosy floral hearts with remarkable smoothness.
It brings a honeyed, almost gourmand quality that sets it apart from other
green-rosy materials like Phenoxanol or Rosacetol. Use it in rose compositions
where you want naturalness and warmth rather than clinical precision.
Add amyl phenyl acetate to floral-balsamic and oriental bases for sweet, honeyed
depth. It pairs well with phenyl ethyl alcohol for rounded rose effects and with
galbanum or violet leaf for green-floral contrasts. Unrestricted and stable
across applications, it works in fine fragrance, soap, and cosmetics alike.
AMYL VS ISOAMYL
Do not confuse this with its positional isomer, isoamyl phenyl acetate (CAS
102-19-2), which is a very different material—darker, more chocolatey, and more
animalic. This straight-chain amyl version is greener, lighter, and more
honeyed. They are not interchangeable.
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Usage
Average use (FraterWork)
0.075% in a perfume compound
Uses (FraterWork)
Bridges green top notes to rosy hearts in hyacinth, rose, and
floral-balsamic compositions.
IFRA 51 (FraterWork)
No restriction for category 4
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