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Cyclopentadecanone
CAS Number
502-72-7
EC Number
207-951-2
What is Cyclopentadecanone?
Cyclopentadecanone (CAS 502-72-7), commercially known as Exaltone, is a macrocyclic musk ketone used as a fragrance raw material in perfumery and flavor applications. Also marketed as Normuscon.
Where is Cyclopentadecanone used?
- Fine fragrance and prestige perfumery: base note fixative
- Eau de parfum and eau de toilette: improves longevity and blending cohesion
- Personal care: skin creams, body lotions, hair care products for sustained musk diffusion
- Adhesives and sealants: masks processing odors and imparts a neutral-to-pleasant residual scent
- Coatings and printing inks: manages solvent-associated off-notes at low concentrations
- It delivers a clean, animalic musk character that anchors and extends fragrance compositions.
Commercial specifications
- Fragrance-grade and flavor-grade specifications
- Minimum order quantities and pack sizes vary by supplier; bulk quantities for industrial fragrance blending
Other Names (Synonyms)
Exaltone|Normuscon|T09G246LET
What are the physical properties of Cyclopentadecanone?
Melting Point 63 °C
Boiling Point 100-110 °C @ Press: 0.1 Torr
Density 0.8973 g/cm³ @ Temp: 66 °C
Flash Point 120°C/0.3mm
Appearance WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER
Color Colourless crystal needles.
Odor at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. powdery musk animal natural greasy
Form powder to crystal
Water Solubility 578μg/L at 20℃
Vapor Pressure 0.009Pa at 40℃
Refractive Index 1.4637 (estimate)
Log P 5.6 at 20℃
Which trade and regulatory codes apply to Cyclopentadecanone?
HS Code 29142900
Storage Class 11 - Combustible Solids
WGK (Germany) 2