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Civet and Civet Compounds

Animal Notes in Perfumery. Only a few perfume materials of animal origin are used in perfumery. Among them are musk, ambergris, civet and castoreum. Civet is the subject of this article

Chypre

So much for the past of the Chypre family, now what can we expect for the future? It seems that the creative perfumer has overlooked the general Chypre family, with the exception of a few green approaches, during the last decade. Since we have witnessed the renaissance of the Floral blends and the renewal of the Oriental popularity we can foresee that the next type the trade is going to revive will most probably be the Chypre.

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The Musk Dilemma

Musk aroma chemicals represent a very important class of constituents of fragrance compounds. This family of aroma chemicals has been one of the most controversial from the safety concerns of some nitro-musks, to the biodegradation of polycyclic musks (PCMs).

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Natural and Synthetic Musks in Perfumery

The natural musk has been replaced by synthetically prepared isolates and other diverse, less expensive aromatic cbemicals. It has been a long way from the first synthetic nitro musks at the beginning of this century to the macrocyclic musks and various categories of newer synthetic musks.

Cyclialkylation of aromatics with isoprene Musks to herbicides

The indan derivatives which contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are unique herbicides, and we are hopeful that they will partly fill the present day need for harmless biodegradable pesticides.

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Royalty And Fragrance: A Tale Of Two Palaces, Part 1

In our Scent and Spirit edition, part one of this two-part series explores the lush fragrances of the sultan’s court of the Deccan era in India from 15-1700s.

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