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Herbac

A dry herbal ketone with a sage-like bite.

Place in the wear
Top
Felt first. Usually the shortest span.
Office
Modifier
A trace that turns the heart. Used sparingly.
Family
Aromatic
Type
Synthetic (trade name)
CAS
25304-14-7
Origin
Synthetic
Span
Met in the opening. A measured span on blotter and skin is not yet recorded.
Odor
Herbal and camphoraceous, sage and wormwood, a dry green resin
Also called
3,3-Dimethylcyclohexyl methyl ketone, 1-(3,3-Dimethylcyclohexyl)ethan-1-one, 1-acetyl-3,3-dimethylcyclohexane, 1-(3,3-dimethylcyclohexyl)-ethanone, 1-(3,3-dimethyl-cyclohexyl)-ethanone
IUPAC
1-(3,3-dimethylcyclohexyl)ethanone
Formula
C10H18O

Herbac brings the bitterness of clary and wormwood without the full weight of an essential oil. In fougère and herbal colognes it sharpens the opening and gives lavender a drier, more masculine outline.

Herbac is a synthetic material; PubChem gives its IUPAC name as 1-(3,3-dimethylcyclohexyl)ethanone. Formula C10H18O, molecular weight 154.25. The atlas files it under Aromatic; its office is modifier and its place is the top.

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