Synthetic

Ambrocenide (Symrise)

Note Profile

Natural

About

Ambrocenide (Symrise) is a high-impact woody-amber aroma chemical derived from cedarwood terpenes. It delivers an extremely powerful, dry woody accord with ambery, slightly animalic and smoky agarwood nuances, used at low levels for strong radiance and persistence. Perfumers value it as a modern, crystalline woody-amber booster that projects from top to base.

Scent Profile

Ambrocenide has a very sharp, dry woody scent with a pronounced ambery and ambergris-like character and subtle smoky agarwood and musky facets.[1][2][3][5][8] At low levels it adds sparkling brightness and radiance to woods, musks, florals and even citrus or aldehydic accords, while at higher dosages it can dominate the base with a rough, diffusive woody-amber signature.[2][4][5] Its odor is long-lasting and linear, providing a persistent dry, slightly animalic woody trail that reads modern and synthetic rather than natural.[1][2][5]

Citrus 0%

Floral 5%

Fruity 0%

Green 0%

Sweet 15%

Warm 35%

Woody 80%

Earthy 20%

Animalic 15%

Fresh 15%

Origin

Ambrocenide is a semi-synthetic aroma molecule produced by Symrise from α-cedrene, a sesquiterpene isolated from Texas and Virginian cedarwood essential oils (Juniperus mexicana, J. ashei, J. virginiana).[1] Chemically, it is an acetal (systematic name (4aR,5R,7aS,9R)-octahydro-2,2,5,8,8,9a-hexamethyl-4H-4a,9-methanoazuleno[5,6-d]-1,3-dioxole) supplied as white to off-white crystalline solids with high purity.[1][2][5] It does not occur in nature and is manufactured industrially, with a high renewable factor due to its cedarwood-derived feedstock.[2]

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use Ambrocenide primarily as a powerful woody-amber base note and top-to-base booster, typically from trace amounts up to around 2% of the compound.[2][3][5] It lends volume, projection and fixation to woody, ambery, musky and modern fougère compositions, and can push cedar, vetiver, cashmeran and similar materials to greater radiance.[2][3][4][6] It is also employed to enhance citrus and aldehydic tops, give backbone to floral hearts, and provide long-lasting drydown in fine fragrance, home fragrance and high-end personal care products.[2][3][5]