Habanolide® (Firmenich)

MIDDLE / HEART NOTE to BASE NOTE

Fragrance Family: Musk

Odor Description: Elegant, Substantive, Warm, Slightly woody.

CAS # 111879-80-2

This is one of the most valuable traditional "white musks", along with galaxolide and ambrettolide. An extremely elegant and substantive musk note. It is typical of macrocyclic musk with a warm, slightly woody undertone.

Usage: Habanolide is a very powerful musk. It combines the strength and tenacity of the aromatic musks with the pleasantness and elegance of the macrocyclic musks. Excellent in all applications.

Use Level: Up to 10%

Performance:
Tenacity on blotter: 2 weeks
Burning effectiveness: Good
Substantivity Damp: Very Good
Substantivity Dry: Very Good

Chemical Properties:
Chemical Name:  Oxacyclohexadec-12-en-2-one, (12E)-
Formula: C15H26O2
Molecular Weight: 238
Vapour pressure (20ºC): 0.02 Pa
Flash Point:  >100°C
Appearance:  Colourless to pale yellow liquid