Anisaldehyde

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Sweet, powdery hawthorn floral with an aniseed edge

Scent Profile

Anisaldehyde smells sweet, powdery and intensely floral, like hawthorn blossom and mimosa. A clear aniseed note runs through it, sweeter and more floral than the spice itself. Under that sits a warm, coumarin-like sweetness with vanilla and dry hay. Faint almond and berry touches sit at the edges.

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Breadthmedium

EnvelopeBase · ~12h lasting

Family Floral, Sweet & Gourmand

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Perfumers can use this material directly to make Anisaldehyde.

Anisaldehyde 4-methoxybenzaldehyde hay · hawthorn · mimosa

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Origin

Anisaldehyde is 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (CAS 123-11-5), a single aroma molecule. It is a colourless to slightly yellow liquid. It is the main volatile of strawberry flower and gives the anise note of anise-type oils.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use it to build hawthorn, lilac, mimosa and cherry blossom accords. It is a stable substitute for heliotropin in soap. It is strong and diffusive, so it is used at low levels.