![Skeletal formula of Pyroprunat ([1,1'-Bicyclopentyl]-2-yl crotonate), C14H22O2, drawn from PubChem's 2D record. Stereochemistry is not shown.](/lab/materials/img/pyroprunat-512.e5edd4b95f.webp)
In short
Pyroprunat is a Symrise crotonate ester with a fruity plum and peach odour and rose and violet shades. One perfumer finds it closer to prune.
What Pyroprunat smells like
The Good Scents Company lists Pyroprunat as a Symrise material with a fruity-fresh character, plum and peach notes and floral shades of rose and violet. Fraterworks calls it jammy and dried-fruit-like with a floral lift. A Basenotes perfumer finds it leaning to prune and darker than Firmenich's Prunella.
- Leading note
- Plum
- Clear facets
- Peach
- Supporting facets
- Rose, dried fruit
- Faint facets
- Violet
- Character
- Jammy, rich
What makes Pyroprunat distinctive
Plum with a floral side, darker and drier than a fresh-fruit ester.
How Pyroprunat is used
Used for plum and dried-fruit effects in fruity, floral and oriental accords.
Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).
How Pyroprunat differs from similar materials
- Fruit Sec
- Fruit Sec is a whole dried-fruit base, plum with apricot; Pyroprunat is one plum molecule with floral rose-violet facets.
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
- Fruity / Floral
- Note position
- Heart note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Liquid
- Also known as
- [1,1'-Bicyclopentyl]-2-yl crotonate
- CAS number
- 68039-73-6
- Molecular formula
- C14H22O2
- Molecular weight
- 222.32 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (2-cyclopentylcyclopentyl) but-2-enoate
The CAS number, formula and molecular weight are taken from PubChem compound 107074, 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 (275 reports): H411 toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects (15.6% of reports). 207 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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Raspberry Ketone
Aroma chemical · Fruity / Gourmand — raspberry, fruity, sweet, jammy
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beta-Damascone
Aroma chemical · Fruity / Floral — fruity, rose, plum, blackcurrant
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gamma-Undecalactone (Aldehyde C-14)
Aroma chemical · Fruity / Gourmand — peach, apricot, creamy, fruity
Pyroprunat is also suggested as a partner on the pages for Fruit Sec.
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 7 published formulas
Pyroprunat is an ingredient in 6 perfume formulas and 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Pyroprunat
Is Pyroprunat natural or synthetic?
Pyroprunat is synthetic — it is made by chemical synthesis.
What is the CAS number of Pyroprunat?
68039-73-6. It was checked against PubChem on 24 October 2026.
Which published formulas use Pyroprunat?
Pyroprunat is used in 7 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Cherry Lacquer, Dried Fruits Accord and Fig Jam Brioche. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- PubChem — compound 107074, 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 — Pyroprunat — odour database.
- Fraterworks — Pyroprunat — distributor's description.
- Basenotes — Plum essentials — published perfumery reference.
- 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.