![Skeletal formula of Aquaflora (2-(Tricyclo[5.2.1.0(2,6)]dec-8-yl)acetaldehyde), C12H18O, drawn from PubChem's 2D record. Stereochemistry is not shown.](/lab/materials/img/aquaflora-512.827bd46d55.webp)
In short
Aquaflora is an IFF aldehyde with a light, watery muguet character. It adds a transparent, marine-floral freshness.
What Aquaflora smells like
The Good Scents Company lists IFF's Aquaflora as floral, green, marine, fruity and muguet. Fraterworks describes a light, watery, almost see-through muguet character with a touch of cyclamen and soft fruit.
- Leading note
- Watery muguet
- Supporting facets
- Marine, green
- Faint facets
- Fruity
- Character
- Transparent, fresh
What makes Aquaflora distinctive
Lily of the valley rendered watery and transparent.
How Aquaflora is used
Used for a watery muguet freshness in floral, aquatic and fruity accords.
Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).
How Aquaflora differs from similar materials
- Hivernal Neo
- Hivernal Neo is muguet as clean laundry, aldehydic and cool; Aquaflora is the more watery, transparent muguet, with a marine-fruity side.
Each difference compares the published descriptions of the two materials. Smell varies with grade, supplier and dilution; compare them side by side on blotters before substituting one for another.
Formulation considerations
Not to be confused with Aquaflor 280 (Bedoukian), a different material.
Identity and classification
- Type
- Aroma chemical
- Origin
- Synthetic
- Odour family
- Floral / Aquatic
- Note position
- Top to heart note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Liquid
- Also known as
- 2-(Tricyclo[5.2.1.0(2,6)]dec-8-yl)acetaldehyde
- CAS number
- 1339119-15-1
- Molecular formula
- C12H18O
- Molecular weight
- 178.27 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(8-tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decanyl)acetaldehyde
The CAS number, formula and molecular weight are taken from PubChem compound 54159794, whose own record lists this CAS number; checked 24 October 2026.
Safety and compliance
Hazard classification of the neat substance, as PubChem summarises it, read 26 October 2026. Companies notifying the ECHA C&L Inventory classify it (14 reports): H302 harmful if swallowed (100% of reports); H315 causes skin irritation (100% of reports); H317 may cause an allergic skin reaction (100% of reports); H319 causes serious eye irritation (100% of reports); H332 harmful if inhaled (100% of reports); H400 very toxic to aquatic life (100% of reports); H410 very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects (100% 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
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Hydroxycitronellal
Aroma chemical · Floral / Green — muguet, floral, soft, sweet
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Floralozone
Aroma chemical · Aquatic / Floral — ozonic, marine, floral, airy
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Cyclamen Aldehyde
Aroma chemical · Floral / Green — floral, green, watery, fresh
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 4 published formulas
Aquaflora is an ingredient in 3 perfume formulas and 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Aquaflora
Is Aquaflora natural or synthetic?
Aquaflora is synthetic — it is made by chemical synthesis.
What is the CAS number of Aquaflora?
1339119-15-1. It was checked against PubChem on 24 October 2026.
Which published formulas use Aquaflora?
Aquaflora is used in 4 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Cut Stem Atelier, Dragon Fruit Accord and Honeydew Static. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- PubChem — compound 54159794, checked 24 October 2026.
- PubChem — GHS classification (the ECHA C&L Inventory notifications and any harmonised EU entry), read 26 October 2026.
- The Good Scents Company — Aquaflora — odour database.
- Fraterworks — Aquaflora — 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.