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Apritone

A geranyl cyclopentanone, apricot with a floral heart.

Place in the wear
Heart
The middle of the wear. Where most of the idea lives.
Office
Modifier
A trace that turns the heart. Used sparingly.
Family
Fruity
Type
Synthetic (trade name)
CAS
68133-79-9
Origin
Synthetic
Span
Sits in the heart. A measured span on blotter and skin is not yet recorded.
Odor
Ripe apricot and peach skin, a jasmine-like floral warmth
Also called
Decenyl cyclopentanone, Geranyl cyclopentenone, decen-1-yl cyclopentanone
IUPAC
2-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl]cyclopentan-1-one
Formula
C15H24O
FEMA
3829

Apritone has the fleshy, slightly floral fruit of apricot, with a jasmine-ketone undertone that ties it to white florals. It brings fruit into a floral heart without the creaminess of lactones.

Apritone is a synthetic material; PubChem gives its IUPAC name as 2-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl]cyclopentan-1-one. Formula C15H24O, molecular weight 220.35. The atlas files it under Fruity; its office is modifier and its place is the heart.

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