Benzaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal

What Benzaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal smells like

JECFA, as published by PubChem, describes benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal as a colourless liquid with a sweet, floral-almond odour. Sigma-Aldrich's food-grade listing gives green, floral, fruity and wine-like, and The Good Scents Company green, earthy, rooty, nutty and vegetable, with almond and winey among its later descriptors.

Leading note

Almond

Clear facets

Floral

Supporting facets

Sweet

Character

Soft

• sweet
• floral
• almond

What makes Benzaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal distinctive

Benzaldehyde's almond, softened and made floral by the acetal.

Where the descriptions disagree: JECFA names an almond note in its sweet floral description; Sigma-Aldrich does not mention almond, and The Good Scents Company lists it only among several minor descriptors.

How Benzaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal is used

Used for a softer, more stable almond note in floral and gourmand accords.

Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).

How Benzaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal differs from similar materials

Phenylacetaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal

Both are dimethyl acetals of aromatic aldehydes; benzaldehyde's is sweet floral-almond, phenylacetaldehyde's green and hyacinth-like.

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.

Identity and classification

Type

Aroma chemical

Origin

Synthetic

Odour family

Floral / Gourmand

Note position

Top to heart note

Physical form at room temperature

Liquid

Also known as

(Dimethoxymethyl)benzene

CAS number

1125-88-8

Molecular formula

C9H12O2

Molecular weight

152.19 g/mol

IUPAC name

dimethoxymethylbenzene

The CAS number, formula and molecular weight are taken from PubChem compound 62375, 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 (320 reports): H302 harmful if swallowed (99.7% of reports); H315 causes skin irritation (20.9% of reports); H319 causes serious eye irritation (13.8% of reports); H335 may cause respiratory irritation (13.4% of reports). 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

• Benzaldehyde

  Aroma chemical · Gourmand / Fruity — almond, cherry, sweet

• Heliotropin

  Aroma chemical · Powdery / Gourmand — powdery, almond, vanilla, floral

• Phenylacetaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal

  Aroma chemical · Green / Floral — green, hyacinth, earthy, floral

Benzaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal is also suggested as a partner on the pages for Benzaldehyde Diethyl Acetal.

Used in formulas and accords

Used in 2 published formulas

Benzaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal is an ingredient in 1 perfume formula and 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.

Community formulas

• Pumpkin Accord

  Community Formula · Accord

RUŌOD House Originals

Original compositions by RUŌOD House.

• Rice Powder Theory

  RUŌOD House Original

Further reading

• 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 Benzaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal

Sources

• PubChem — compound 62375, checked 24 October 2026.
• PubChem — GHS classification (the ECHA C&L Inventory notifications and any harmonised EU entry), read 26 October 2026.
• PubChem — Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal (CID 62375): JECFA organoleptic description — odour database.
• Sigma-Aldrich — benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal (W212806) — manufacturer's description.
• The Good Scents Company — benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal — odour database.
• 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.