Compounds
Ethyl vanillin
Does not occur in nature. Used with or instead of benzoin and vanillin in gourmand bases; Shalimar is the historic example of ethyl vanillin over a benzoin-opoponax base.
| Role | synthetic aroma aldehyde |
|---|---|
| Formula | C9H10O3 |
| Molecular weight | 166.17 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde |
| XLogP | 1.6 |
| PubChem CID | 8467 |
| Safety | No notable concern. |
Scent facets
- Vanilla, three to four times stronger than vanillin, slightly less creamy.
Also called
- 3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
- ETHYL VANILLIN
- Ethylvanillin
- 121-32-4
- Vanillal
- Ethylprotal