Vertoliff

What Vertoliff smells like

IFF describes Vertoliff as adding freshness and sparkle to fragrances, with a typical use up to 2%. The Good Scents Company gives its odour type as green. Fraterworks describes a green aldehydic note with herbal-citrus facets, especially lime and unripe peel, and a bark-like quality, strong enough to need diluting.

Leading note

Green aldehyde

Supporting facets

Lime, herbal

Faint facets

Bark

Character

Sparkling, sharp

• green
• aldehydic
• herbal
• lime

What makes Vertoliff distinctive

A green aldehyde that leans towards unripe lime peel.

How Vertoliff is used

IFF gives a typical use of up to 2%, for freshness and sparkle in the top note.

Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend); lift (adds diffusion and radiance, especially at the top).

How Vertoliff differs from similar materials

Triplal

Triplal is the classic sharp green aldehyde; Vertoliff, a close structural relative, is described with more lime and unripe peel.

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

IFF lists CAS 27939-60-2 / 67801-65-4; strong, so dose from dilution.

Identity and classification

Type

Aroma chemical

Origin

Synthetic

Odour family

Green / Citrus

Note position

Top note

Physical form at room temperature

Liquid

Also known as

3,6-Dimethylcyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde

CAS number

67801-65-4

Molecular formula

C9H14O

Molecular weight

138.21 g/mol

IUPAC name

3,6-dimethylcyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde

The CAS number, formula and molecular weight are taken from PubChem compound 95644, whose own record lists this CAS number; checked 24 October 2026.

Safety and compliance

The IFRA Standards Library lists a Standard covering Vertoliff:

• "Dimethylcyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde (mixed isomers)" — Restriction, 49th Amendment, published 2020-01

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): H317 may cause an allergic skin reaction. Companies notifying the ECHA C&L Inventory classify it (1,580 reports): H315 causes skin irritation (100% of reports); H302 harmful if swallowed (99.3% of reports); H411 toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects (87.2% of reports); H317 may cause an allergic skin reaction (85.6% of reports); H319 causes serious eye irritation (14.3% of reports); H412 harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects (12.8% of reports). A skin sensitiser classification concerns handling the neat material and the dose in a finished product; the IFRA Standards, where they apply, set the limits. 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

• Triplal

  Aroma chemical · Green / Citrus — green, leafy, sharp, fresh

• cis-3-Hexenol

  Aroma chemical · Green / Fruity — green, cut grass, leafy, fresh

• Lime Oil (Expressed)

  Essential oil · Citrus / Green — citrus, green, zesty, aromatic

Used in formulas and accords

Used in 1 published formula

Vertoliff is an ingredient in 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.

• Ivy Accord

  Community Formula · Accord · listed as “VERTOLIFF (67801-65-4)”

Further reading

• Green Notes in Perfumery: Leaf, Galbanum and Violet Leaf

  The green palette — cis-3-hexenol, galbanum, violet leaf, styrallyl acetate — what green notes do, dosage, restrictions and pairings.

Questions about Vertoliff

Sources

• PubChem — compound 95644, 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.
• IFF — Vertoliff — manufacturer's description.
• Fraterworks — Vertoliff — distributor's description.
• The Good Scents Company — 3,6-ivy carbaldehyde — odour database.
• 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.