In short
Glycolierral is a dioxolane acetal with a fresh green, ivy-leaf odour. It is used as a soft green top-note modifier.
What Glycolierral smells like
Moellhausen, as quoted by The Good Scents Company, describes Glycolierral as fresh, herbaceous, soft floral-green, reminiscent of ivy leaves, woody. Scentspiracy lists soft floral, green, milky, ivy leaves and woody and uses it as a green top-note modifier. ChemicalBook gives its odour type as green.
- Leading note
- Ivy leaf
- Clear facets
- Herbaceous
- Supporting facets
- Soft floral
- Faint facets
- Woody
- Character
- Fresh, soft
What makes Glycolierral distinctive
A soft, leafy green, closer to ivy than to cut grass.
How Glycolierral is used
Used as a green top-note modifier in floral and green compositions.
Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).
How Glycolierral differs from similar materials
- Figuene 3597
- Figuene is a fig-leaf base, woodier and milky; Glycolierral is the softer ivy green, floral and herbaceous.
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
Sources attribute it to Givaudan; no manufacturer document was read.
Identity and classification
- Type
- Aroma chemical
- Origin
- Synthetic
- Odour family
- Green / Floral
- Note position
- Top to heart note
- CAS number
- 68901-32-6
- Molecular formula
- C15H24O2
- Molecular weight
- 236.35 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(6-methyl-8-propan-2-yl-2-bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-enyl)-1,3-dioxolane
The CAS number, formula and molecular weight are taken from PubChem compound 111418, 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 (1,179 reports): H411 toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects (80.3% of reports); H315 causes skin irritation (78.3% of reports). 232 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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cis-3-Hexenol
Aroma chemical · Green / Fruity — green, cut grass, leafy, fresh
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Galbanum Oil
Essential oil · Green / Resinous — green, sharp, bitter, resinous
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Hedione
Aroma chemical · Floral / Citrus — jasmine, transparent, citrus, airy
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 4 published formulas
Glycolierral is an ingredient in 2 perfume formulas and 2 accords in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Glycolierral
Is Glycolierral natural or synthetic?
Glycolierral is synthetic — it is made by chemical synthesis.
What is the CAS number of Glycolierral?
68901-32-6. It was checked against PubChem on 24 October 2026.
Which published formulas use Glycolierral?
Glycolierral is used in 4 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Green Pod Theory, Ivy Accord and Ivy Wall. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- PubChem — compound 111418, 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 — Glycolierral — odour database.
- Scentspiracy — Glycolierral — 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.