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Koavone

IFF's pentamethylheptenone with a woody violet.

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
Wood
Type
Synthetic (trade name)
CAS
81786-73-4
Origin
Synthetic, IFF trade name
Span
Sits in the heart. A measured span on blotter and skin is not yet recorded.
Odor
Woody, violet, ambery, fresh
Also called
(Z)-woody amylene
IUPAC
(Z)-3,4,5,6,6-pentamethylhept-3-en-2-one
Formula
C12H22O
Owner
IFF

It gives woody and violet accords a fresh, ambery lift.

Koavone is a synthetic material, a IFF trade name; PubChem gives its IUPAC name as (Z)-3,4,5,6,6-pentamethylhept-3-en-2-one. Formula C12H22O, molecular weight 182.30. The atlas files it under Wood; its office is modifier and its place is the heart.

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