Muscone®
Synthétique
Musky > Animalic > Green
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Other names :
3-methylcyclopentadecan-1-one ; 3-methyl cyclopentadecanone ; Methyl exaltone ; Methylexaltone ; Moschus ketone ; Muscor® ; Muskone
Volatility :
Base
Uses in perfumery :
Muscone® is used in fine fragrance for musky, floral and animalic notes and in reproductions of natural musk.
Gives an interesting powdery-violet effect in leather and woody perfumes.
Gives an interesting powdery-violet effect in leather and woody perfumes.
Natural availability :
Muscone® was originally found in natural musk, extracted from the Tibetan goat. Nowadays, only synthetic Muscone® is produced.
Year of discovery :
Discovered in 1905 but the molecular structure was first identified in 1925.
Other comments :
Muscone® is less powerful than Muscenone®, with a similar structure.
Muscone® is the first non-nitrated musk to appear on the market. Initially extracted from Musk Tonkin (some qualities of which contain up to 20%). It took 20 years for chemists to succeed in unlocking the secret of its molecular structure. Indeed, at the beginning of the 20th century it was difficult to imagine that a molecule could have more than 6 carbons in its cycle. It was therefore necessary to wait for the arrival of more advanced analytical techniques to understand and assert its structure.
Muscone® is the first non-nitrated musk to appear on the market. Initially extracted from Musk Tonkin (some qualities of which contain up to 20%). It took 20 years for chemists to succeed in unlocking the secret of its molecular structure. Indeed, at the beginning of the 20th century it was difficult to imagine that a molecule could have more than 6 carbons in its cycle. It was therefore necessary to wait for the arrival of more advanced analytical techniques to understand and assert its structure.
Price Range :
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Stability :
Musks are very stable, as in alcoholic and in functional fragrances
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- Molecular formula :
- C16H30O
- Molecular Weight :
- 238,4 g/mol
- Density :
- 0,922
- Flash Point :
- >100°C
- Fusion Point :
- Donnée indisponible.
- Appearance :
- Colorless liquid
- Log P :
- 6,6
- Boiling Point :
- 130°C (à 0,66 hPa)
- Detection Threshold :
- 9,8 ppb (0,00000098% !)
Synthesis route :
Muscone® is a macrocyclic musk that can be synthesized in many ways. One of them is from Citronellal to synthesize diacetyldodecane, which is the widespread method. This compound is cyclized by a ruthenium catalysis, followed by a catalytic hydrogenation to obtain the final Muscone®.
Synthesis precursor :
Muscone® is not a precursor to the synthesis of another compound of olfactory interest.
Isomerism :
This compound has an asymmetric carbon that gives rise to two possible enantiomers with a similar smell. There is also a molecule called Nor-Muscone® (or Exaltone), which has no branching. Its smell is roughly equivalent to classic Muscone®.
- EINECS number :
- 208-795-8
- FEMA number :
- 3434
- JECFA number :
- 1402
- FLAVIS number :
- 07.111
- Allergens :
- This ingredient does not contain any allergen.
- IFRA :
- This ingredient is not restricted
To learn more about IFRA's standards : https://ifrafragrance.org/safe-use/library
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