Carvacryl acetate is a colorless or pale yellowish liquid. B.P. 246℃. Sp.Gr. 0.98. Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Carvacryl acetate is occasionally used in perfume compositions for Fougere, Carnation, Clover, Sweet Williams, etc. as a modifier for other spicy notes. It seems to take the rough chemical character out of iso-Butyl- or Amyl salicylate in such compositions.
Carvacryl acetate is prepared by acetylation of Carvacrol with Acetic anhydride.
ChEBI: 5-Isopropyl-2-methylphenol acetate is a monoterpenoid.
