In short
Vetikol acetate (Symrise Vetikolacetat) is a synthetic acetate that gives a vetiver-like note with no vetiver in it. Symrise describes it as herbal-fruity and warm-woody.
What Vetikol Acetate smells like
Symrise describes Vetikolacetat as herbal-fruity, reminiscent of grapefruit freshness and warm-woody. Fraterworks says it smells of vetiver, rhubarb and, unmistakably, cannabis, and that in small amounts it adds a vetiver note in the complete absence of natural vetiver while also nuancing and boosting the essential oil.
- Leading note
- Vetiver
- Clear facets
- Herbal
- Supporting facets
- Grapefruit, rhubarb
- Faint facets
- Cannabis
- Character
- Warm
What makes Vetikol Acetate distinctive
A vetiver impression from a molecule unrelated to vetiver.
Where the descriptions disagree: Symrise leads with grapefruit and warm wood; Fraterworks with cannabis, vetiver and rhubarb.
How Vetikol Acetate is used
Used to add a vetiver note without natural vetiver, and to boost and nuance vetiver oil.
Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).
How Vetikol Acetate differs from similar materials
- Rhubofix
- Rhubofix is rhubarb first, over a dry wood; Vetikol acetate is vetiver-led, with grapefruit and rhubarb as 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.
Formulation considerations
A different material from vetiveryl acetate, which is made from vetiver oil.
Identity and classification
- Type
- Aroma chemical
- Origin
- Synthetic
- Odour family
- Woody / Green
- Note position
- Heart to base note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Liquid
- Also known as
- Vetikolacetat, 1,3-Dimethyl-3-phenylbutyl acetate
- CAS number
- 68083-58-9
- Molecular formula
- C14H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 220.31 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (4-methyl-4-phenylpentan-2-yl) acetate
The CAS number, formula and molecular weight are taken from PubChem compound 107098, 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 report it as not meeting the GHS hazard criteria (1,522 of 1,576 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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Vetiver Oil
Essential oil · Woody / Green — earthy, smoky, woody, rooty
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Vetiveryl Acetate
Aroma chemical · Woody / Green — woody, vetiver, dry, clean
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Grapefruit Oil (Expressed)
Essential oil · Citrus / Fruity — citrus, bitter, juicy, sparkling
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 13 published formulas
Vetikol Acetate is an ingredient in 11 perfume formulas, 1 accord and 1 base in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Vetikol Acetate
Is Vetikol Acetate natural or synthetic?
Vetikol Acetate is synthetic — it is made by chemical synthesis.
What is the CAS number of Vetikol Acetate?
68083-58-9. It was checked against PubChem on 24 October 2026.
Which published formulas use Vetikol Acetate?
Vetikol Acetate is used in 13 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Agar Lantern, Bitter Bridle and Black Pepper Sail. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- PubChem — compound 107098, checked 24 October 2026.
- PubChem — GHS classification (the ECHA C&L Inventory notifications and any harmonised EU entry), read 26 October 2026.
- SpecialChem — Symrise Vetikolacetat — distributor's description.
- Fraterworks — Vetikolacetat — distributor's description.
- PubChem — 1,3-dimethyl-3-phenylbutyl acetate (CID 107098) — odour database.
- 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.