Is Cosmone natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: Fully synthetic..

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Cosmone

POPULAR AND WEIRD / floral · fruity · rich

Cosmone

Category	POPULAR AND WEIRD
Subcategory	floral · fruity · rich
Origin
Volatility	Heart Note
Botanical	N/A - synthetic molecule
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	Japan
Pyramid	Heart

Rich, warm, powdery macrocyclic musk with a subtle fruity layered. Structurally a ketone like muscone, but creamier and with a faint ambergris-like sweetness.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Rich, warm, intensely musky with a creamy powdery body. Warmer than Galaxolide, less clean than Habanolide, more animalic-sweet than either. A faint fruity lift separates it from the purely skin-like quality of muscone.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Rich musky burst with powdery-fruity top

After a few hours

Warm creamy musk, ambergris-like sweetness

After a few days

Persistent intimate musk, extremely long-lasting

The Full Story

Cosmone (CAS 10461-98-0) is a macrocyclic musk ketone, specifically (5E)-3-methylcyclotetradec-5-en-1-one. It belongs to the same structural family as muscone and civetone rather than the lactone family of ambrettolide.

The scent is intense and diffusive: a rich, warm musk with powdery qualities and a faint fruity layered. It carries an ambergris-like sweetness similar to of nitro musks but without their regulatory concerns. Effective at 0.1% concentration.

Cosmone functions as a base note and fixative. It provides musky radiance and sillage to virtually any composition.

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Did You Know?

Did you know?

Macrocyclic musks like Cosmone contain 14-16 carbon atom rings, close to natural muscone (15 carbons). This size match explains why macrocyclics smell more natural than polycyclic musks like Galaxolide, which have completely different molecular architecture.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: Fully synthetic.

Molecular Formula	C₁₅H₂₆O
CAS Number	54464-57-2
Botanical Name	N/A - synthetic molecule
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	Cosmenone, 3-ethenyl-2,5-dimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid
Boiling Point	~295 °C @ 760 mm Hg (est)
Flash Point	> 212 °F (> 100 °C)
Specific Gravity	0.920 - 0.940 @ 25 °C (est)

In Perfumery

Base note and fixative with powerful diffusion. CAS 10461-98-0. Macrocyclic ketone musk effective at 0.1%. Provides musky radiance across all fragrance families. Comparable to muscone and civetone but with additional creamy-ambergris sweetness.