In short
Globanone is Symrise's cyclohexadec-8-en-1-one, a macrocyclic musk ketone of mixed cis and trans isomers. Symrise describes a floral musk with radiant, clean and balsamic accents.
What Globanone smells like
Symrise, as quoted by The Good Scents Company, describes Globanone as a floral musk with radiant, clean and balsamic accents. The datasheet for Globanone 50% DEP describes a rounding, balsamic effect with a musky, creamy, floral odour; ChemicalBook adds a balsamic, tobacco-like edge.
- Leading note
- Floral musk
- Clear facets
- Balsamic
- Supporting facets
- Creamy
- Faint facets
- Tobacco
- Character
- Radiant, clean, diffusive
What makes Globanone distinctive
A musk ketone with a balsamic, rounding warmth rather than a powdery one.
How Globanone is used
Used as a diffusive musk and fixative; also sold as a 50% solution in DEP.
Typical role: fixative (slow to evaporate; helps a blend last and holds lighter notes).
How Globanone differs from similar materials
- Habanolide
- A source warns not to confuse the two: Globanone is a macrocyclic ketone, floral and balsamic; Habanolide is a lactone with a powdery, metallic-clean musk.
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 Globalide (Habanolide), a different macrocyclic musk.
Identity and classification
- Type
- Aroma chemical
- Origin
- Synthetic
- Odour family
- Musky / Floral
- Note position
- Base note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Liquid
- Also known as
- Cyclohexadec-8-en-1-one
- CAS number
- 3100-36-5
- Molecular formula
- C16H28O
- Molecular weight
- 236.39 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- cyclohexadec-8-en-1-one
The CAS number, formula and molecular weight are taken from PubChem compound 534634, whose own record lists this CAS number; checked 24 October 2026.
Safety and compliance
The IFRA Standards Library lists a Standard covering Globanone:
- "Cyclohexadecenone" — Restriction, 51st Amendment, published 2023-06
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.
Hazard classification of the neat substance, as PubChem summarises it, read 26 October 2026. It has a harmonised EU classification (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, Annex VI): H400 very toxic to aquatic life; H410 very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. Companies notifying the ECHA C&L Inventory classify it (1,587 reports): H400 very toxic to aquatic life (100% of reports); H410 very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects (100% 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
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Habanolide
Aroma chemical · Musky / Metallic — musky, clean, metallic, powdery
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Exaltolide
Aroma chemical · Musky / Powdery — musky, soft, powdery, animalic
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Galaxolide
Aroma chemical · Musky / Floral — musky, clean, sweet, floral
Globanone is also suggested as a partner on the pages for Isomuscone.
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 14 published formulas
Globanone is an ingredient in 13 perfume formulas and 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Globanone
Is Globanone natural or synthetic?
Globanone is synthetic — it is made by chemical synthesis.
What is the CAS number of Globanone?
3100-36-5. It was checked against PubChem on 24 October 2026.
Which published formulas use Globanone?
Globanone is used in 14 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Anise Ink, Birch Ghost and Cardamom Crema. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Is Globanone covered by an IFRA Standard?
Yes. The IFRA Standards Library lists a Standard covering it: "Cyclohexadecenone" — Restriction, 51st Amendment. The limits depend on the product category; read the Standard itself before formulating.
Sources
- PubChem — compound 534634, checked 24 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.
- The Good Scents Company — cyclohexadec-8-en-1-one (Globanone) — odour database.
- SpecialChem — Symrise Globanone 50% DEP — manufacturer's description.
- 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.