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Paradisone

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About

Paradisone is a proprietary Firmenich molecule belonging to the jasmonate family, designed as an extremely diffusive, jasmine-like fragrance material. It offers a radiant, fresh floral character with airy transparency and a light citrus lift, without the indolic, animalic facets of natural jasmine. It is prized for dramatically boosting the projection and halo of modern compositions.

Scent Profile

Paradisone is intensely floral and jasmine-like, but bright, airy and transparent rather than heavy or indolic. It shows fresh white petals, a slight lemony brightness and a soft peach-like fruitiness over a green edge. Some perfumers find faint woody or ionone-like undertones. It opens sparkling and fresh, blooms into a diffusive jasmine heart, and stays luminous for a long time.

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EnvelopeBase · ~16h lasting

Family Floral, Green & Aromatic

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Methyl 2-[(1R,2S)-3-oxo-2-pentylcyclopentyl]acetate jasmine · floral

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Origin

Paradisone is a Firmenich captive, developed in the 1990s and patented in 1996. It is methyl dihydrojasmonate enriched in one isomer, the (+)-(1R,2S)-cis form (CAS 39647-11-5). Hedione is the same compound with only 7 to 10% cis isomers. Only the cis isomer has the intense jasmine odour. Firmenich makes it by a stereoselective, ruthenium-catalysed hydrogenation, at several tonnes a year.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use Paradisone primarily as a heart-note material that dramatically increases radiance, lift, and diffusion, especially in white floral and bouquet compositions. It performs across many families, supporting florals, fresh and citrus fragrances, and even woods and orientals by adding a bright, expansive floral halo and smoothing transitions between top, heart, and base.