Odour strength
Medium
Listed qualitative strength
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Allyl Cyclohexyl Propionate
Price range: £8.49 through £127.49
Odour description (decreasing) Sweet, Pineapple, Tropical, Fruity, Candy, Waxy
Perfume Extract · Material profile
Fruity family inspirationAllyl Cyclohexyl Propionate
Odour description (decreasing)
Sweet, Pineapple, Tropical, Fruity, Candy, Waxy
Fruity Top note
About this material
Powerful tropical fruit impact with pineapple, green-fruity and subtly herbal facets.
Allyl Cyclohexyl Propionate is a highly effective fruity aroma chemical with a distinctive sweet pineapple and tropical-fruit character, supported by fruity, candy-like and softly waxy nuances.
Although immediately recognisable for its pineapple-like profile, the material is considerably more versatile than a simple tropical fruit note. Alongside its sweet fruitiness is a fresh, slightly green and floral-herbal facet that can suggest crisp apple skin and the distinctive apple-like character associated with fresh chamomile.
This combination gives Allyl Cyclohexyl Propionate an unusually lively profile and makes it particularly useful for adding lift, diffusion and persistence to fruity compositions.
Odour Profile
The fragrance opens with a strong impression of sweet, juicy pineapple, followed by broader tropical-fruit notes and a bright fruity freshness.
As the material develops, softer candy-like and waxy facets become more noticeable, while a subtle green, herbal-floral undertone helps prevent the material from becoming excessively sweet.
Odour character:
- Sweet
- Pineapple
- Tropical
- Fruity
- Candy
- Waxy
- Green-fruity
- Slightly herbal and floral
In Fragrance Formulation
Allyl Cyclohexyl Propionate is commonly used as a modifier and enhancer for other fruity esters, helping to increase their impact while adding greater depth and persistence.
It works especially well alongside materials such as Linalyl Acetate, Ethyl Methyl 2 Butyrate and other fresh fruity or floral esters.
Used carefully, it can strengthen an existing fruit accord without necessarily becoming an obvious pineapple note in its own right.
At very low concentrations it can provide brightness, juiciness and lift. At higher concentrations its characteristic pineapple and tropical-fruit personality becomes considerably more prominent.
This makes it useful across a wide variety of fragrance styles, including:
- Pineapple accords
- Tropical-fruit accords
- Exotic fruit compositions
- Fruity-floral fragrances
- Green-fruity accords
- Apple-inspired compositions
- Sweet and candy-like fragrances
- Modern gourmand-fruity concepts
- Fresh floral compositions requiring a fruity lift
- Fantasy fruit accords
- Tropical and exotic fragrance themes
It can also be used to provide contrast within floral compositions, where its green-fruity and subtly herbal character can help introduce brightness and movement around softer floral materials.
More Than a Conventional Fruity Ester
One of the most useful characteristics of Allyl Cyclohexyl Propionate is its persistence.
Many highly volatile fruity esters provide an impressive opening but disappear relatively quickly as a fragrance develops. Allyl Cyclohexyl Propionate is considerably more substantive and can remain detectable on a smelling strip for more than a week.
This extended presence allows the fruity impression to continue further into the development of a fragrance, helping bridge the initial top notes with the heart of the composition.
For the perfumer, this can be particularly useful when creating tropical or fruity accords that would otherwise lose much of their identity during dry-down.
Powerful Even in Trace Amounts
Allyl Cyclohexyl Propionate is effective across a very wide concentration range.
Amounts as low as approximately 0.02% of the fragrance concentrate can provide noticeable support to other fruity materials.
At these trace levels it may be used primarily as a modifier, providing additional brightness, fruitiness and diffusion without dominating the composition.
Typical formulation levels are approximately 0.5% to 5% of the overall fragrance concentration, depending on the desired effect and the surrounding materials.
At higher levels the recognisable sweet pineapple and tropical-fruit character becomes increasingly prominent.
Because of its strength, gradual addition and evaluation on a smelling strip can be useful during formulation.
Creative Use
Allyl Cyclohexyl Propionate can be particularly effective when a fragrance requires the impression of freshly cut tropical fruit rather than a flat or purely sweet fruit note.
Its combination of pineapple sweetness, green freshness and herbal nuance can help give fruit accords greater dimensionality.
In tropical compositions it can form part of the main fruity structure.
In floral-fruity fragrances it can sit behind the floral heart, adding brightness and a juicy top-note effect.
In candy or gourmand-inspired fragrances it can contribute a vivid, almost confectionery fruitiness.
In green compositions, very small quantities can introduce a crisp fruit accent without overwhelming the fresher elements of the formula.
It can also be used as a supporting ingredient where the perfumer does not necessarily want the finished fragrance to smell specifically of pineapple. At trace levels, its function may be more about increasing fruit impact, diffusion and longevity than creating a recognisable individual note.
Perfumery Value
Allyl Cyclohexyl Propionate is particularly valuable because it combines three qualities that are not always found together in fruity materials:
Impact. Even very small amounts can noticeably influence a composition.
Character. Its pineapple and tropical-fruit profile is immediately useful, while its green and herbal nuances give it greater versatility.
Persistence. It can help extend the perception of fruitiness beyond the highly volatile opening stages of a fragrance.
This makes it an excellent material for building more convincing, longer-lasting fruit accords and for introducing extra lift and energy into floral, sweet and modern fragrance compositions.
Summary
Allyl Cyclohexyl Propionate is an extremely useful aroma chemical for perfumers looking for powerful, persistent tropical fruit character.
Its immediately recognisable pineapple note is accompanied by sweet tropical fruit, candy-like and waxy nuances together with a distinctive green, apple-like and slightly herbal quality.
The material can function as a key component of a pineapple or tropical-fruit accord, or in much smaller quantities as a modifier that brings extra brightness, diffusion and longevity to other fruity materials.
Its combination of high impact, excellent persistence and effectiveness at trace levels makes it a particularly versatile addition to the perfumer’s palette.
Scent character
Highlights from the material’s listed odour profile.
SweetSoft, rounded sweetness
PineappleListed odour facet
TropicalListed odour facet
Note position
Top note
TopOpening impression
HeartMain fragrance character
BaseLasting foundation
Material character
A closer look
Adds Lift and DiffusionRecorded diffusion characteristic
Tenacity / substantivity
251 hour(s)
at 100%
Listed reference conditions
Fragrance development
TopHeartBase
Top note
Illustrative note development · no measured evaporation data
Generic material data
CAS-linked compound referenceMolecular identity
C12H20O2
CAS-linked compound reference — Allyl cyclohexanepropionate
This compound record is linked to the explicitly recorded CAS number. It is not supplier confirmation of the supplied grade, purity, stereochemistry, isomer proportions or complete composition.
- Reference molecular weight
- 196.29 g/mol
- Reference IUPAC name
- prop-2-enyl 3-cyclohexylpropanoate
More compound properties
Computed and structural reference properties for the named compound. These are not measured supplier specifications or properties of a complete dilution, mixture or batch.
- XLogP (computed)
- 3.8
- Exact mass (Da)
- 196.146329876
- Monoisotopic mass (Da)
- 196.146329876
- Topological polar surface area (Ų)
- 26.3
- Complexity
- 181
- Formal charge
- 0
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 2
- Rotatable bonds
- 6
- Heavy atoms
- 14
- Isotope atoms
- 0
- Atom stereocentres
- 0
- Bond stereocentres
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- SMILES
- C=CCOC(=O)CCC1CCCCC1
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C12H20O2/c1-2-10-14-12(13)9-8-11-6-4-3-5-7-11/h2,11H,1,3-10H2
- InChIKey
- TWXUTZNBHUWMKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Reference data checked 2026-10-27.
CAS 2705-87-5 · reference checked 2026-10-27.
Fragrance allergen reference
Generic regulatory reference only. This is not a supplier allergen declaration, measured composition, allergen-free claim or finished-product labelling assessment.
Raw-material reference based on recorded CAS numbers. A CAS match identifies a reference entry; it does not verify the supplied grade, composition, purity or finished-product compliance. Naturals, bases and mixtures require composition review.
European Union / Northern Ireland
No direct listed-entry CAS match in this jurisdiction’s held reference set. This does not mean the material is allergen-free. Constituents, grouped entries and natural-material composition may require further review.
Finished-cosmetic declaration thresholds: greater than 0.001% leave-on; greater than 0.01% rinse-off. Apply the current target-market rules to the actual complete formulation; no concentration is inferred here.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 · Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 with 11 November 2025 corrigendum; checked 2026-10-26.
Held EU transition dates: placing noncompliant products on the market until 2026-07-31; making them available until 2028-07-31. Check applicability and current law for the intended market. 2025 corrigendum.
Great Britain
No direct listed-entry CAS match in this jurisdiction’s held reference set. This does not mean the material is allergen-free. Constituents, grouped entries and natural-material composition may require further review.
Finished-cosmetic declaration thresholds: greater than 0.001% leave-on; greater than 0.01% rinse-off. Apply the current target-market rules to the actual complete formulation; no concentration is inferred here.
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III (Great Britain) · legislation.gov.uk current text checked 2026-10-26.
Current supplier composition or allergen declarations are required to assess naturals, bases, mixtures and actual concentrations. Reference data checked 2026-10-26; bundle 2026-10-27. Supplementary private documents remain separate.
Product specification
Physical stateLiquidReviewed product form
| CAS number | 2705-87-5 |
|---|---|
| Odour description (decreasing) | Sweet, Pineapple, Tropical, Fruity, Candy, Waxy |
| Odour strength | Medium |
| Perfumery use | Effective from the smallest traces, through to 5%Listed perfumery guidance; this is not an IFRA limit. |
| Substantivity | 251 hour(s) at 100% |
| Solvent | None |
| Physical state | Liquid |
| Synonyms | allyl 3-cyclohexyl propionate, allyl 3-cyclohexyl propionate FCC |
Safety & handling
Listed handling information5 hazard statements9 precautions
Signal word: Warning
Contains: Allyl Cyclohexylpropionate
Hazard statements:
- H302 Harmful if swallowed.
- H312 Harmful in contact with skin.
- H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.
- H332 Harmful if inhaled.
- H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary statements:
- P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.
- P301+P310 IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.
- P331 Do NOT induce vomiting.
- P302+P352 IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of soap and water.
- P311 Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.
- P333+P313 If skin irritation or rash occurs: Get medical advice/attention.
- P304+P340 IF INHALED: Remove victim to fresh air and keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing.
- P311 Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.
- P273 Avoid release to the environment.
- P501 Dispose of contents/ container to an approved waste disposal plant.
Professional/Industrial use only.
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Documentation Supply PolicyIFRA formulation guide
Generic reference only — not an IFRA certificate, compliance decision or use recommendation. The Responsible Person and qualified safety assessor must assess the actual finished formula using current applicable IFRA Standards, supplementary documentation where available and the CPSR.
Raw-material reference based on recorded CAS numbers. A CAS match identifies a reference entry; it does not verify the supplied grade, composition, purity or finished-product compliance. Naturals, bases and mixtures require composition review.
Source: 51st Amendment overview, held source checked 2026-10-21. Bundle 2026-10-27. Individual Standards prevail over the overview.
Allyl 3-cyclohexylpropionate
RESTRICTION_SPECIFICATION · CAS 2705-87-5
Category 4 — fine fragrance: 0.47% in the finished consumer product
All applicable specification, purity and other Standard conditions must also be met.
All IFRA categories and Standard conditions
| Category 1 | 0.085% in the finished consumer product |
|---|---|
| Category 2 | 0.025% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 3 | 0.35% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 4 | 0.47% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 5A | 0.12% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 5B | 0.12% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 5C | 0.12% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 5D | 0.040% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 6 | 0.28% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 7A | 0.70% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 7B | 0.70% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 8 | 0.040% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 9 | 0.92% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 10A | 0.7% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 10B | 3.3% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 11A | 0.040% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 11B | 0.040% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 12 | No numeric restriction in this overview cell; review the full Standard and other applicable requirements. |
CAS numbers (comment): The scope of this Standard includes, but is not limited to the CAS number(s) indicated above; any other CAS number(s) used to identify this fragrance ingredient should be considered in scope as well.
Contributions from other sources: None to consider
Flavor use consideration: Due to the possible ingestion of small amounts of fragrance ingredients from their use in products in Categories 1 and 6, materials must not only comply with IFRA Standards but must also be recognized as safe as a flavoring ingredient as defined by the IOFI Code of Practice (www.iofi.org). For more details see chapter 1 of the Guidance for the use of IFRA Standards.
IFRA Standard type: RESTRICTION_SPECIFICATION
Intrinsic property driving the risk management measure: DERMAL SENSITIZATION AND SYSTEMIC TOXICITY
Specified ingredients: notes: According to the IFRA Specification Standard of Allyl esters, Allyl esters should only be used when the level of free Allylalcohol in the ester is less than 0.1%. This recommendation is based on the delayed irritant potential of Allylalcohol. Please also refer to the IFRA Specification Standard Allyl esters.
Amendment revised: 51
Existing creations deadline: October 30, 2025
New creations deadline: March 30, 2024
IFRA source overview · Individual IFRA Standards and supplementary documentation
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Creative ideas to explore
Creative directions, not tested formulas.
Fruit with its peel
With citrus and leafy contrastsExplore a fruit sketch that includes a suggestion of peel or leaf. Compare those accents separately against the fruity reference, noticing whether they create a fresher impression or pull the idea away from the fruit you imagined.
An orchard in bloom
With rose or another familiar flowerPlace the fruity direction beside a simple floral accord. Keep a flower-only comparison and assess whether the fruit reads as a supporting accent, a juicy centre or a separate note that needs a different setting.
Fruit and cream
With vanilla and soft wood directionsSketch a more rounded fruit idea with vanilla as one variation and soft wood as another. Compare sweetness and texture before combining both, leaving room for the original fruity character to remain identifiable in the study.
| Volume | 10ml, 30ml, 100ml, 250g, 500g, 1kg |
|---|
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Handling precautions
For professional perfumery use only. Not for direct application to skin or ingestion. Keep out of reach of children.
Handle using the precautions specified for the material. Wear suitable protective gloves and eye protection where required.
Keep away from sources of ignition where applicable and avoid release to the environment.
Keep containers securely closed and store under the conditions specified on the product label and SDS. Keep liquid containers upright.
If swallowed or otherwise exposed, follow the SDS first-aid instructions and seek medical advice as appropriate. Do not induce vomiting unless directed by a medical professional.
Product-specific warnings, handling precautions and storage requirements take precedence over this general information.
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