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Traseolide

Q: Is Traseolide natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: Fully synthetic. Produced by Friedel-Crafts acylation. Industrial production..

MUSK, AMBER, ANIMALIC SMELLS / musky · sweet · amber

Traseolide

Category	MUSK, AMBER, ANIMALIC SMELLS
Subcategory	musky · sweet · amber
Origin
Volatility	Base Note
Botanical	N/A — synthetic polycyclic musk
Appearance	Pale yellow to yellow viscous liquid
Producing Countries	Germany, Netherlands
Pyramid	Base

Sweet, powdery-musky with a warm, amber-like undertone. Traseolide is a polycyclic musk with more warmth and sweetness than its siblings — closer to the old nitro musks in character.

Scent
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Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Sweet, warm, powdery-musky. More amber-like than Galaxolide or phantolide. A golden, cosmetic warmth similar to of vintage musk character. Less clean, more cozy. Moderate diffusion, good tenacity.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Sweet, warm musky opening. Amber-like warmth.

After a few hours

Stable powdery-musky heart. Golden, cosmetic quality.

After a few days

Persistent warm-musk base. Slow, even fade.

The Full Story

CAS 68140-48-7. A polycyclic musk (acetyl-hexamethyltetrahydronaphthalene) that provides sweet, warm, powdery-musky character with an amber-like undertone. Traseolide is warmer and sweeter than phantolide, approaching the character of the older nitro musks.

The scent is distinctly musky with pronounced warmth and sweetness — more 'golden' than 'clean.' It bridges the gap between modern polycyclic musks and vintage nitro musks, offering some of the warm, cosmetic quality of musk ketone with better environmental profile (though polycyclic musks still face environmental scrutiny).

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Did You Know?

Did you know?

Traseolide is named after the Tras-os-Montes region of Portugal — though the connection to the region is commercial (the manufacturer's location) rather than botanical. A synthetic molecule named after a territory.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: Fully synthetic. Produced by Friedel-Crafts acylation. Industrial production.

Molecular Formula	C18H26O
CAS Number	68140-48-7
Botanical Name	N/A — synthetic polycyclic musk
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	MUSK TRASEOLIDE · TRASEOLIDE MUSK
Physical Properties
Appearance	Pale yellow to yellow viscous liquid
Boiling Point	178.00 °C. @ 5.00 mm Hg
Flash Point	> 212.00 °F. TCC ( > 100.00 °C. )
Specific Gravity	0.97390 to 0.98400 @ 25.00 °C.
Refractive Index	1.52800 to 1.53400 @ 20.00 °C.

In Perfumery

Base note in warm, musky, and amber-oriented compositions. Traseolide provides polycyclic musk character with vintage warmth. It works in amber accords, warm-musky bases, and compositions where a sweeter, more cosmetic musk is desired. Used alongside other musks to build complex musk bases.