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Home/Compounds/Flavor & Fragrance/(±)-muscone
C16H30O
238.41 g/mol
Flavor & Fragrance

3-Methylcyclopentadecanone

CAS541-91-3EC208-795-8
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Fragrance ingredient in perfumery

3-Methylcyclopentadecanone is a macrocyclic ketone with a musk-like odor. It is primarily used as a fragrance ingredient in perfumery and as a flavor ingredient.

Fragrance ingredient in perfumeryFlavor ingredient

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Referencestereoisomer of

(−)-muscone

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fragrance ingredient

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for 3-Methylcyclopentadecanone (CAS 541-91-3) is 2914.29.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2914.29

EU CN code (8-digit)

2914 29 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

3-methylcyclopentadecan-1-one

InChIKey

ALHUZKCOMYUFRB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1CCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)C1

Synonyms (19)
  • MUSKONE
  • (+-)-Muscone
  • 3-Methyl-1-cyclopentadecanone
  • 3-Methylcyclopentadecan-1-one
  • 3-Methylcyclopentadecanone
  • 5-Methyl-1-cyclopentadecanone
  • Cyclopentadecanone, 3-methyl-
  • FEMA 3434
  • L-Muscone
  • MUSCONE (+-)-FORM
  • Methylexaltone
  • Moschus ketone
  • Muscone (Standard)
  • dextro,laevo-muscone
  • dl-muscone

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