Amylcinnamyl Alcohol

What Amylcinnamyl Alcohol smells like

Amyl cinnamyl alcohol is described as floral, jasmine and waxy, and as very close to amyl cinnamic aldehyde. It is far less documented than the aldehyde, so its finer detail is uncertain. It is one of the 26 fragrance allergens individually named in EU cosmetics law. Parchem describes it differently, as sweet, spicy and fruity with a cinnamon nuance.

Leading note

Soft waxy jasmine

Clear facets

Waxy

Faint facets

Spicy

Character

Soft, mild, waxy

• floral
• jasmine
• soft
• waxy

What makes Amylcinnamyl Alcohol distinctive

A softer, waxier companion to amyl cinnamal — a mild jasmine body rather than a top note.

Where the descriptions disagree: One database gives floral, jasmine and waxy; Parchem gives sweet, spicy and fruity with a cinnamon nuance.

How Amylcinnamyl Alcohol is used

Used as a mild jasmine-floral blender, mainly alongside amyl cinnamal.

Typical role: blender (smooths the joins between other materials).

How Amylcinnamyl Alcohol differs from similar materials

Amyl Cinnamal*

Described as very close to amyl cinnamal; the aldehyde is oilier and more herbaceous, the alcohol softer and waxier. (compared directly by a cited source)

An asterisk marks a difference that a cited source states directly. The others compare the published descriptions of each material. Smell varies with grade, supplier and dilution; compare them side by side on blotters before substituting one for another.

Formulation considerations

A declarable EU allergen with an IFRA Standard; check both for your product.

Identity and classification

Type

Aroma chemical

Origin

Synthetic

Odour family

Floral

Note position

Heart to base note

Physical form at room temperature

Liquid

Also known as

alpha-Amylcinnamyl alcohol, 2-Benzylideneheptanol

CAS number

101-85-9

Molecular formula

C14H20O

Molecular weight

204.31 g/mol

IUPAC name

(2Z)-2-benzylideneheptan-1-ol

The CAS number, formula and molecular weight are taken from PubChem compound 6076971, whose own record lists this CAS number; checked 19 October 2026.

Safety and compliance

The IFRA Standards Library lists a Standard covering Amylcinnamyl Alcohol:

• "alpha-Amyl cinnamic alcohol" — Restriction, 49th Amendment, published 2020-01

Limits differ by product category and are set out in the Standard itself; this page does not reproduce them. The list above reflects the library as read on 19 October 2026.

Amylcinnamyl Alcohol is one of the 26 fragrance allergens listed individually in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (label name: Amylcinnamyl alcohol), which must be named on cosmetic labels above 0.001% in leave-on and 0.01% in rinse-off products. Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 extended the list; see the fragrance allergens list.

Hazard classification of the neat substance, as PubChem summarises it, read 26 October 2026. Companies notifying the ECHA C&L Inventory classify it (318 reports): H319 causes serious eye irritation (100% of reports); H317 may cause an allergic skin reaction (87.7% of reports); H315 causes skin irritation (87.4% of reports). A skin sensitiser classification concerns handling the neat material and the dose in a finished product; the IFRA Standards, where they apply, set the limits. Unless it is harmonised, this is the notifiers' own classification, not a binding one.

This page is general information, not a safety assessment or a specification. Confirm identity, composition, IFRA status and allergen content from your supplier's documents for the lot you hold.

Materials it works with

• Amyl Cinnamal

  Aroma chemical · Floral / Powdery — jasmine, floral, waxy

• Hexyl Cinnamal

  Aroma chemical · Floral / Powdery — jasmine, floral, waxy, herbal

• Benzyl Acetate

  Aroma chemical · Floral / Fruity — jasmine, fruity, pear, sweet

• Hedione

  Aroma chemical · Floral / Citrus — jasmine, transparent, citrus, airy

Used in formulas and accords

Not currently used in any published formula.

The Formula & Accord Library lists Amylcinnamyl Alcohol here as soon as a published formula, accord or base uses it.

Further reading

• White Floral Accords: Jasmine, Tuberose and Orange Blossom

  How jasmine, tuberose, orange blossom, gardenia and ylang-ylang accords are built — benzyl acetate, Hedione, indole, methyl anthranilate — and their pitfalls.

• The Fragrance Allergens List: The 26, the Expanded EU List and Their Sources

  The 26 EU-listed fragrance allergens, where each typically occurs, the two now prohibited, the expanded 2023/1545 list, and other markets.

• Perfume Materials by Odor Family: A Formulator's Palette Map

  Which materials build each odor family — citrus, floral, woody, amber, musk and more — their usual roles, what to watch for, and links to each in depth.

Questions about Amylcinnamyl Alcohol

Sources

• PubChem — compound 6076971, checked 19 October 2026.
• PubChem — GHS classification (the ECHA C&L Inventory notifications and any harmonised EU entry), read 26 October 2026.
• IFRA — Standards Library, read 19 October 2026.
• EUR-Lex — Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III.
• Perflavory (The Good Scents Company) — amyl cinnamyl alcohol — odour database.
• ChemicalBook — amyl cinnamyl alcohol (CAS 101-85-9) — odour database.
• Parchem — alpha-amyl cinnamyl alcohol — distributor's description.
• Olfactory profile: the RUŌOD Lab team's synthesis of the published descriptions above, reviewed 26 October 2026. Evidence: more than one published description. Classification and the short description: revision 1. Descriptions of odour are judgement, not measurement.