Product Name

ACETANISOLE / Methoxyacetophenone / 4-Methoxyacetophenone

CAS No.: 100-06-1

🟢 Difficulty: Intermediate

⏳ Lasting: Medium

🌸 Note: Heart / Base

Description

Acetanisole, commonly referring to 4-Methoxyacetophenone, is a warm aromatic material with a sweet, anisic, spicy and slightly floral character. It is a useful specialty aroma chemical for creating sweet aromatic effects and adding warmth and body to fragrance compositions.

In perfumery, Acetanisole can contribute a sweet, powdery and balsamic impression with an anisic-spicy character. It is particularly useful in floral, oriental, gourmand and warm woody compositions, where it can help connect sweet notes with deeper aromatic materials. It can also be useful in accords inspired by vanilla, heliotrope, almond, spice and soft powdery effects.

Acetanisole is best treated as a supporting character material rather than a simple sweetener. Used thoughtfully, it can give a composition additional richness and definition, especially when combined with vanillic, powdery, floral and spicy ingredients. It is a crystalline material, so formulators should consider its dissolution and handling when preparing fragrance concentrates.

Note: The name "Acetanisole" can be used inconsistently in commercial catalogs. The product should therefore be verified against the supplier's CAS number and specification before catalog publication.

Odor Profile

• Sweet

• Anisic

• Spicy

• Powdery

• Floral

• Balsamic

• Warm

• Slightly vanilla-like

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.05–0.20%

• General use: 0.20–2.00%

• High-impact accords: 2.00–5.00%

These are formulation guidelines for perfumers and are not IFRA limits.

Works Well With

• Vanillin

• Ethyl Vanillin

• Heliotropin

• Coumarin

• Benzaldehyde

• Anisaldehyde

• Eugenol

• Isoeugenol

• Benzyl Salicylate

• Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol

• Sandalwood materials

• Patchouli

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Gourmand Accords

• Oriental Fragrance

• Floral Fragrance

• Soap

• Body Care

• Candles

• Home Fragrance

• Incense

Perfumers' Tip

Acetanisole is particularly useful for adding a sweet anisic-spicy lift to floral and oriental compositions. Try combining it with vanillin, heliotropin and coumarin for a soft powdery-gourmand effect.

For a richer oriental profile, pair it with benzyl salicylate, patchouli, sandalwood and warm balsamic materials. Start with a dilution and increase gradually to evaluate how its anisic character interacts with the complete accord.