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. 2023 Jan 10;48:bjac037. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjac037

Table 1.

Musk odorants and dilutions for intensity/pleasantness test.

Musk odorant High Low Note Solvent
Ambretone 1/10 1/10,000 Paraffin oil
Cyclopentadecanone Neat 1/250 Solid diluted to 1 M in paraffin oil Paraffin oil
Ethylene brassylate 1/100 1/500 Paraffin oil
Exaltolide 1/5 1/150 Solid diluted to 1 M in paraffin oil Paraffin oil
Galaxolide 1/10 1/1,000 Paraffin oil
Muscone Neat 1/10,000 Paraffin oil
Musk ketone 1/2 1/20,000 Solid diluted to 1 M in paraffin oil Paraffin oil
Tonalide 1/25 1/1,000,000 Solid diluted to 1 M in diethyl phthalate Diethyl phthalate