Muscone® (CAS N° 541-91-3)​

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Muscone®

3-methylcyclopentadecan-1-one ; 3-methyl cyclopentadecanone ; Methyl exaltone ; Methylexaltone ; Moschus ketone ; Muscor® ; Muskone

Muscone® (CAS N° 541-91-3)​

Photo credits: ScenTree SAS

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Muscone - 30 Gr

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Information Générales

General Presentation

  • CAS N° :

    541-91-3
  • EINECS number :

    208-795-8
  • FEMA number :

    3434
  • FLAVIS number :

    07.111
  • JECFA number :

    1402
  • Volatility :

    Base
  • Price Range :

    €€€€
Physico-chemical properties

Physico chemical properties

  • Appearance :

    Colorless liquid
  • Density :

    0,922
  • Refractive Index @20°C :

    Data not available.
  • Optical rotation :

    Data not available.
  • Vapor pressure :

    0,000095 mmHg @23°C
  • Flash Point :

    >100°C (>212°F)
  • Molecular formula :

    C16H30O
  • Molecular Weight :

    238,4 g/mol
  • Log P :

    6,6
  • Fusion Point :

    Donnée indisponible.
  • Boiling Point :

    130°C (à 0,66 hPa)
  • Detection Threshold :

    9,8 ppb (0,00000098%)
Utilisation

Chemistry & Uses

Uses in perfumery :

Muscone® is used in fine fragrance for musky, floral and animalic notes and in reproductions of natural musk.
Gives an interesting powdery-violet effect in leather and woody perfumes.

Year of discovery :

Discovered in 1905 but the molecular structure was first identified in 1925.

Natural availability :

Muscone® was originally found in natural musk, extracted from the Tibetan goat. Nowadays, only synthetic Muscone® is produced.

Isomerism :

This compound has an asymmetric carbon that gives rise to two possible enantiomers with a similar smell. There is also a molecule called Nor-Muscone® (or Exaltone), which has no branching. Its smell is roughly equivalent to classic Muscone®.

Synthesis precursor :

Muscone® is not a precursor to the synthesis of another compound of olfactory interest.

Synthesis route :

Muscone® is a macrocyclic musk that can be synthesized in many ways. One of them is from Citronellal to synthesize diacetyldodecane, which is the widespread method. This compound is cyclized by a ruthenium catalysis, followed by a catalytic hydrogenation to obtain the final Muscone®.

Stability :

Musks are very stable, as in alcoholic and in functional fragrances

Other comments :

Muscone® is less powerful than Muscenone®, with a similar structure.
Muscone® is the first non-nitrated musk to appear on the market. Initially extracted from Musk Tonkin (some qualities of which contain up to 20%). It took 20 years for chemists to succeed in unlocking the secret of its molecular structure. Indeed, at the beginning of the 20th century it was difficult to imagine that a molecule could have more than 6 carbons in its cycle. It was therefore necessary to wait for the arrival of more advanced analytical techniques to understand and assert its structure.

Utilisation

Regulations & IFRA

Allergens :

This ingredient does not contain any allergen.

IFRA 51th :

This ingredient is not restricted for the 51th amendment

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