Aldehyde C-10

Uses in perfumery :

Aldehyde C-10 is used in citrus notes: orange, grapefruit. Also used in floral notes: rose, jasmine, in small quantities for a deepening effect.

Year of discovery :

1883

Natural availability :

Aldehyde C-10 is present in the essential oils as Coriander Leaf EO, several citruses from which it can be extracted in its natural state, and in other essential oils, in smaller quantity.

Isomerism :

Several floral notes are constitutional isomers of Aldehyde C-10: Citronellol and Dihydromyrcenol are among them.

Synthesis precursor :

Aldehyde C-10 can be converted into a Schiff base by reaction with Methyl Anthranilate or Indole, for example. It can also be used for condensation with another aldehyde or ketone to form the desired alcene.

Synthesis route :

Like the other aliphatic aldehydes, Aldehyde C-10, can be synthesized by reaction of decyl halides (chloride, for example) with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), followed by an alkaline treatment with sodium bicarbonate.

Stability :

Aldehydes may form diethylacetals in alcoholic perfumes, with no real impact on their smell

Other comments :

Aldehyde C-10 was used for the first time in 1921, in Chanel No. 5.
Its smell can be compared with Aldehyde C-11 Undecylic, and is less zesty than Aldehyde C-11 Undecylenic.

Allergens :

This ingredient does not contain any allergen.

Signal word :

Warning

Hazard pictograms :

Precautionary statements :

IFRA 51^th :

This ingredient is not restricted for the 51th amendment