Di-p-tolyl ether is a white or colorless flaky or leafy crystals. Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, miscible with most perfume oils.
Mild, green-rosy, somewhat woody odor
of great tenacity.
Di-p-tolyl ether is used to form conformationally chiral molecules in the solid state, while the chirality of 1,3-dimethyl-2-phenoxybenzene arises from the formation of supramolecular helices.
Suggested for use in soap and detergent
perfumes, partly as a fixative, partly as a
background note in Rose, Geranium, Lavender, New Mown Hay, Fougère and many
other perfume types. It is sufficiently mild.
not harsh, that it can be utilized in a great
variety of fragrance types.
