Хлорофіл

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Ноти серцяПіраміда
3/5Сила
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Зразок
Хлорофіл як парфумерна сировина
Ноти серця
N/A — green pigment found in all photosynthetic plants
Визначення

Crushed stem, raw leaf juice, the iron-tinged green of a freshly mown lawn. Chlorophyll in perfumery is the smell of photosynthesis itself -- vegetal, slightly metallic, alive.

ЗЕЛЕНИЙ ЗЕМЛИСТИЙ СОЛОДКИЙ ТРАВ’ЯНИЙ СВІЖИЙ
GREEN PIGMENT
Type
Складник
Olfactive family
Ароматичні
Source
leaves
Chemical class
complex natural (pigment extract)
Інструменти
Піраміда
ВВерхні ноти
СНоти серця
ББазові ноти
3/5Сила
Середня
інтенсивність запаху
Країни-виробники
Отримують у різних країнах світу із зеленої рослинної сировини

Запах

Raw, juicy green -- the smell of crushed stems and torn leaves before any single plant character emerges. Sharper than basil, less bitter than galbanum, with a faintly metallic, almost bloody quality (from the iron in chlorophyll's breakdown products). This is green at its most elemental: a lawn mower, a snapped stem, a handful of grass.

Докладно

Chlorophyll itself -- the magnesium-porphyrin pigment responsible for photosynthesis -- has no significant odour. What perfumery calls 'chlorophyll' is the complex of volatile compounds released when plant cells rupture: cis-3-hexenol (leaf alcohol), cis-3-hexenal (leaf aldehyde), trans-2-hexenal, and various related C6 aldehydes and alcohols known collectively as green leaf volatiles (GLVs).

These GLVs are produced enzymatically within seconds of tissue damage -- the same biochemical cascade triggered by mowing grass, tearing herbs, or crushing leaves. The scent is universal across the plant kingdom: nearly all green plants produce the same core molecules. In perfumery, 'chlorophyll' is shorthand for this hyper-green, freshly-cut-plant impression.

The note functions as a top-note green modifier. It provides an immediate, raw vegetal impact -- greener than galbanum (which is also resinous), sharper than violet leaf (which is also powdery). Key synthetic materials: cis-3-hexenol (leaf alcohol), cis-3-hexenyl acetate (leaf acetate), cis-3-hexenyl salicylate. The note dissipates quickly due to high volatility.

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Цікавий факт

The 'freshly cut grass' smell is actually a plant distress signal. Cis-3-hexenal and cis-3-hexenol are released within seconds of tissue damage and serve to attract predatory insects that feed on herbivores attacking the plant -- a chemical SOS call.

Отримання й хімія

Спосіб отримання

Chlorophyll the pigment is not extracted for perfumery. The green-leaf volatile profile is achieved synthetically: cis-3-hexenol (CAS 928-96-1), cis-3-hexenyl acetate (CAS 3681-71-8), and related C6 green-leaf compounds.

Формула
C₅₅H₇₂MgN₄O₅ (Chlorophyll a) · C₅₅H₇₀MgN₄O₆ (Chlorophyll b)
CAS
1406-65-1
Ботанічна назва
N/A — green pigment found in all photosynthetic plants
Зовнішній вигляд
Dark green waxy solid to powder
Сила запаху
Середня
Синоніми
GREEN PIGMENT
Статус IFRA
Див. примітку

Not subject to an IFRA Standard (51st Amendment)

Фізичні властивості
Температура плавлення
150-153 °C (chlorophyll a)
Нота
Natural green pigment extracted from plant matter. Soluble in organic solvents, insoluble in water.

У парфумерії

Chlorophyll in perfumery refers to green leaf volatiles (GLVs), not the pigment itself. It functions as a top-note green modifier providing raw, freshly-cut-plant character. Key molecules: cis-3-hexenol (leaf alcohol), cis-3-hexenyl acetate, trans-2-hexenal. The note is greener and rawer than galbanum or violet leaf, but highly volatile with minimal tenacity. Essential in green, aquatic, and fresh compositions for immediate vegetal impact.

Роль у формулі
01модифікатор
02фірмова нота
03компонент піднесення
04сполучний компонент
05формувач об’єму
06свіжість
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