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Ozone Acetaldehyde

Q: Is Ozone Acetaldehyde natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: Fully synthetic. Designed to mimic the olfactory quality of ozone and fresh rain..

POPULAR AND WEIRD / green · ozonic · fresh

Ozone Acetaldehyde

Category	POPULAR AND WEIRD
Subcategory	green · ozonic · fresh
Origin
Volatility	Top Note
Botanical	N/A — synthetic molecule
Appearance	colorless clear liquid
Producing Countries	Synthetic — manufactured worldwide
Pyramid	Top

Fresh, metallic-ozonic with a sharp, electric quality. A synthetic ozonic material evoking rain-washed air — crisp, mineral, with a clean metallic edge.

Scent
The Full Story
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Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Sharp, fresh, metallic-ozonic. Electric and clean. Watery undertone. More metallic than Calone, more focused than generic 'aquatic' notes. Volatile and diffusive.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Sharp metallic-ozonic burst. Electric and clean.

After a few hours

Watery-fresh heart. Clean mineral quality.

After a few days

Quick fade. Very volatile.

The Full Story

A synthetic material designed to provide ozonic, fresh-metallic character in perfumery compositions. This material captures the electric, rain-fresh quality of ozone without the reactive instability of actual ozone.

The scent is sharp, fresh, and metallic — evoking the smell of air after a thunderstorm or near a waterfall. There is a clean, almost antiseptic quality and a subtle wateriness. Such materials are essential to the aquatic-marine fragrance family.

This note in Première Peau. Gravitas Capitale. Sample all seven extraits in the Discovery Set.

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Related: Airy Note · Aluminum · Helional · Industrial Glue · Plastic · River Notes · Steam Accord · Water

Did You Know?

Did you know?

The fresh smell after rain — petrichor — was named by Australian mineralogists Bear and Thomas in 1964, from the Greek 'petra' (stone) and 'ichor' (the fluid that flows through the veins of gods in Greek mythology).

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: Fully synthetic. Designed to mimic the olfactory quality of ozone and fresh rain.

Molecular Formula	C6H12O3
CAS Number	123-63-7
Botanical Name	N/A — synthetic molecule
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	Paraldehyde, 2,4,6-Trimethyl-1,3,5-trioxane, Acetaldehyde trimer
Physical Properties
Appearance	colorless clear liquid
Boiling Point	123.00 to 124.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point	75.00 °F. TCC ( 23.89 °C. )
Specific Gravity	0.99400 @ 25.00 °C.
Refractive Index	1.40500 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point	11.00 to 13.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

In Perfumery

Top-note modifier in aquatic, fresh, and ozonic compositions. Provides electric freshness and rain-washed quality. Used in marine accords, clean-fresh compositions, and as a freshness modifier. Must be used with restraint to avoid a harsh chemical impression.