Is Diphenyl Oxide natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: Fully synthetic. Simple chemical synthesis from phenol..

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Diphenyl Oxide

GREENS, HERBS AND FOUGERES / green · geranium · herbal

Diphenyl Oxide

Category	GREENS, HERBS AND FOUGERES
Subcategory	green · geranium · herbal
Origin
Volatility	Top Note
Botanical	N/A - synthetic molecule
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow crystalline solid or liquid
Producing Countries	Manufactured globally
Pyramid	Top

Warm, floral-waxy, geranium-like. Diphenyl oxide (CAS 101-84-8) has a clean, warm, slightly metallic floral character used in geranium and rose accords.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Warm, clean, floral-waxy with slight metallic edge. Like geranium viewed through a clean lens: floral but with manufactured precision.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Warm floral-waxy, slight metallic

After a few hours

Clean geranium-like warmth

After a few days

Persistent warm-floral base

The Full Story

Diphenyl oxide (CAS 101-84-8, diphenyl ether) is a simple aromatic ether with warm, floral-waxy, geranium-like scent and slight metallic quality.

Sits at the intersection of floral and chemical: enough organic character to read as flower, enough metallic edge to suggest something manufactured.

Functions as a heart modifier in geranium, rose, and warm-floral compositions.

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Did You Know?

Did you know?

Diphenyl oxide is also used as a heat transfer fluid at 400C in chemical plants. Few molecules serve such dramatically different roles in daily life.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: Fully synthetic. Simple chemical synthesis from phenol.

Molecular Formula	C12H10O
CAS Number	101-84-8
Botanical Name	N/A - synthetic molecule
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	Diphenyl ether, DPE
Physical Properties
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow crystalline solid or liquid
Boiling Point	258.00 to 259.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point	240.00 °F. TCC ( 115.56 °C. )
Specific Gravity	1.06500 to 1.07300 @ 25.00 °C.
Refractive Index	1.58000 to 1.58100 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point	26.80 to 30.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

In Perfumery

Heart modifier for geranium and warm-floral compositions. CAS 101-84-8. Provides clean floral-waxy warmth with metallic edge. Bridges natural and synthetic character.