Isobutavan has a sweet and creamy vanillic character reminiscent of white chocolate, cream soda with a soft apricot feeling.
The odour and uses of Isobutavan
Odour : sweet vanilla, faint milk, creamy fruity, caramel, icing or ice cream, chocolate: Heavy, sweet, vanilla, nutmeg, Sweet, Fruity, vanillic, hint of sour milk.
Perfume Uses : Isobutavan is much less discolourising than vanillin or ethyl vanillin and can be used at levels up to 2pc in for example white soap fragrances before discolouration is a problem. It is less powdery than vanillin and has a creamier thickening effect. Can be used in fragrances, especially in white soap applications where discoloration might occur.
For use in gourmand fragrances, fine perfumery
Perfumery Applications
Typical usage in perfume compounds
From .020 – 2 %