Galaxolide (Musk G)

BASE NOTE

Fragrance Family: Musk

Odor Description: Musk, Floral, Woody, Clean.
A clean, powerful and versatile iso-chroman musk having exceptional persistence and a superb fragrance quality approaching the tone of macrocyclic musks.

Usage: Useful in just about any fragrance accord where bloom, lift and longevity are desired.

Use Level: Up to 50% of the fragrance concentrate for best olfactory representation.

Please note that Galaxolide (Musk G) is normally a colorless, thick liquid at room temperature. You can gently heat the bottle (with its cap loose) in a hot water bath or on a hot plate to reliquify it before use. Once it has thinned to a working consistency, you can use it neat (undiluted) and/or make a dilution of it so that you won't have to heat it each time you need it.

Performance:
Tenacity on blotter: > 48 hours
Burning effectiveness: Moderate
Substantivity Damp: Very Good
Substantivity Dry: Very Good

Chemical Properties:
Chemical Name:  1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-gamma-2-benzopyran
Formula:  C18H26O
Molecular Weight:  258.4
Vapour pressure (20ºC): 0.000143 mmHg (23°C)
Flashpoint:  219.2ºF (104ºC)
Appearance:  Colorless, viscous liquid

CAS # 1222-05-5

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