In short
Brahmanol is a Symrise campholenic sandalwood alcohol, one of the family that includes Ebanol and Polysantol. It gives a mild, woody, tenacious sandalwood note.
What Brahmanol smells like
The Good Scents Company describes Brahmanol (Symrise) as giving body with a mild, woody and tenacious sandalwood note; other listings call it a characteristic, strong and diffusive sandalwood and a creamy, woody profile of excellent substantivity. Sandalwood patents place it among the campholenic 2,2,3-trimethylcyclopentenyl butanols with Sandranol, Ebanol and Polysantol, which differ in strength and nuance.
- Leading note
- Sandalwood
- Clear facets
- Woody
- Supporting facets
- Creamy
- Character
- Mild, tenacious
What makes Brahmanol distinctive
A gentler campholenic sandalwood, more body than impact.
How Brahmanol is used
Used as the foundation of sandalwood accords, alone or with other sandalwood materials.
Typical role: backbone (used in large proportions as a structural material of an accord); fixative (slow to evaporate; helps a blend last and holds lighter notes).
How Brahmanol differs from similar materials
- Polysantol
- Both are campholenic sandalwood alcohols; Polysantol is the powerful one, Brahmanol described as mild, woody and tenacious, giving body.
- Firsantol
- Firsantol, a related sandalwood alcohol, is described as very powerful, fresh and close to the natural oil.
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
- Woody
- Note position
- Base note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Liquid
- Also known as
- 2-Methyl-4-(2,2,3-trimethylcyclopent-3-en-1-yl)butan-1-ol
- CAS number
- 72089-08-8
- Molecular formula
- C13H24O
- Molecular weight
- 196.33 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-methyl-4-(2,2,3-trimethylcyclopent-3-en-1-yl)butan-1-ol
The CAS number, formula and molecular weight are taken from PubChem compound 166220, 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 (132 reports): H315 causes skin irritation (11.4% of reports). 117 of the reports find it does not meet the hazard criteria. 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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Polysantol
Aroma chemical · Woody / Musky — sandalwood, creamy, milky, woody
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Ebanol
Aroma chemical · Woody / Musky — sandalwood, creamy, woody, musky
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Sandalore
Aroma chemical · Woody / Musky — sandalwood, warm, soft, woody
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 9 published formulas
Brahmanol is an ingredient in 9 perfume formulas in the Formula & Accord Library.
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Brahmanol
Is Brahmanol natural or synthetic?
Brahmanol is synthetic — it is made by chemical synthesis.
What is the CAS number of Brahmanol?
72089-08-8. It was checked against PubChem on 24 October 2026.
Which published formulas use Brahmanol?
Brahmanol is used in 9 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Agar Lantern, Champaca Tea Room and Dune Spice Market. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- PubChem — compound 166220, 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 — Brahmanol — odour database.
- Fraterworks — Brahmanol — distributor's description.
- US patent 7,368,613 — Sandal fragrances — published literature.
- Olfactory profile: the RUŌOD Lab team's synthesis of the published descriptions above, reviewed 24 October 2026. Evidence: more than one published description. Classification and the short description: revision 1. Descriptions of odour are judgement, not measurement.