Vetyvalone

Note Profile

Molecule

Drag to turn On Note Island

About

Clean rooty vetiver with grapefruit

Scent Profile

Vetyvalone smells of natural vetiver root: woody, earthy and rooty, blended smoothly. It recalls vetiveryl acetate more than the crude oil. A bright grapefruit edge and a green note lift the top. In a blend it can read slightly watery and clean.

ScentWheel

Breadthmedium

EnvelopeBase · ~30h lasting

Family Woody & Earthy

Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.

WorldSee it in Note Island

ScentArt

What is ScentArt?

Origin

Vetyvalone is a Firmenich captive aroma chemical, 4-ethyloctahydro-8-methyl-1(2H)-naphthalenone, CAS 870515-09-6. It is a decalone, a synthetic ketone. Firmenich patent US 7,378,383 describes the compound as a woody perfuming ingredient.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use it as a woody-vetiver material that gives a natural vetiver effect from one molecule. It is very potent, with a reported odour threshold of 11 ng/L in air. It appears in Avon Segno Impact (2021).