Musk T (Ethylene Brassylate)

Profile:

• 📂 CAS N° 105-95-3

• ⚖️ MW — 270.36 g/mol

• 📝 Odour Type — Musk, category Macrocyclic.

• 📈 Odour Strength — Medium, but it can last over 200 hours on the blotter.

• 👃🏼 Odour Profile — Sweet floral and warm, Less diffusive than galaxolide. There is a red fruit aspect.

• 👅 Flavor Profile — Musk. Sweet, floral powdery. Vanilla note.

• ⚗️ Uses — Good accord with ethyl linalool. Good with orientals and deep flowers. Very performant with red fruits. Can be used in all types of fragrance accords, from floral to animalic. It gives an outstanding tenacity to perfumes and it performs well in all types of applications. One of the cheaper musks but don’t despise it for that. See also Zenolide for an alternative macrocyclic musk that is also very well priced. Typical use level is > 10%

Ethylene brassylate, also known as astratone or Musk T (93), belongs to the class of organic compounds known as macrolides and analogues. These are organic compounds containing a lactone ring of at least twelve members.

Properties

Ethylene brassylate exists as a liquid and is considered to be practically insoluble in water. It is relatively neutral in terms of pH. Within the cell, ethylene brassylate is primarily located in the membrane, as predicted from its logP value.

Sensory Characteristics

Ethylene brassylate is known for its sweet, ambrette, and floral taste, making it a valuable ingredient in the creation of perfumes and fragrances.

Sources:

• National Center for Biotechnology Information (2020). PubChem Compound Summary for CID 61014, 1,4-Dioxacycloheptadecane-5,17-dione. Retrieved November 25, 2020 from https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1_4-Dioxacycloheptadecane-5_17-dione.