About this material
Violet Leaf Carbonate captures the sharp green impression of crushed foliage, with a cool cucumber-like freshness.
It gives a composition definition: a small green interruption that can make a floral heart feel more alive and less uniform.
This is a material for drawing the fine green lines around a composition.
It can suggest the coolness of a freshly broken leaf or the crisp edge of cucumber skin, bringing contrast to soft petals and rounded fruit notes.
Odour profile
The odour is strongly green and leafy, with violet-leaf associations and a cool cucumber-like facet.
Its freshness is incisive rather than diffuse, making the character distinct even within a much softer floral setting.
The interesting balance lies between the sharp leaf impression and the floral context around it.
In a restrained blend it can suggest living stems and foliage; given more emphasis, the green character becomes a deliberate feature of the accord.
Using Violet Leaf Carbonate in perfumery
Explore carefully controlled additions in violet leaf, watery green and floral accords.
Its strong character rewards small comparative trials; build from a restrained starting point and assess both the opening and the later development before increasing the amount.
When building a violet theme, separate the leafy accent from the ionone-rich floral body so that each has a clear role.
In a watery floral, compare it against the existing green notes before adding more: several incisive materials together can make an otherwise delicate bouquet feel severe.
Creative pairings
Combine with ionone notes for a violet theme, rose materials for contrast, or salicylates and transparent floral notes for a leafy, fluid impression.
Explore a cool rose-and-leaf accord with rounded rose materials and soft musks.
For a more abstract green composition, combine it with salicylates, pale woods and airy floral notes, letting the cucumber facet introduce a clean, fluid contrast.
Scent character
Highlights from the material’s listed odour profile.
Note position
Base note
Material character
A closer lookOdour strength
Listed qualitative strength
Tenacity / substantivity
112 hours
at 100% (reference test conditions)
Listed reference conditions
Fragrance development
Base note
Illustrative note development · no measured evaporation data
Molecular identity
C10H16O2
CAS-linked compound reference — Methyl 2-nonynoate
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
- 168.23 g/mol
- Reference IUPAC name
- methyl non-2-ynoate
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)
- 3.7
- Exact mass (Da)
- 168.115029749
- Monoisotopic mass (Da)
- 168.115029749
- Topological polar surface area (Ų)
- 26.3
- Complexity
- 183
- Formal charge
- 0
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 2
- Rotatable bonds
- 5
- Heavy atoms
- 12
- Isotope atoms
- 0
- Atom stereocentres
- 0
- Bond stereocentres
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- SMILES
- CCCCCCC#CC(=O)OC
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C10H16O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10(11)12-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3
- InChIKey
- NTLJTUMJJWVCTL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Reference data checked 2026-10-27.
CAS 111-80-8 · 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
| CAS number | 111-80-8 |
|---|---|
| Odour description (decreasing) | Green, Violet Leaf, Cucumber, Fresh, Floral |
| Odour strength | High |
| Perfumery use | Violet-leaf effects, crisp green accents and watery floral compositions.Listed perfumery guidance; this is not an IFRA limit. |
| Substantivity | 112 hours at 100% (reference test conditions) |
| Solvent | None added |
| Flash point | 110°C |
| Physical state | Liquid |
| Physical form | Colourless to pale yellow, clear mobile liquid |
| Synonyms | Methyl Octine Carbonate |
Safety & handling
Signal word: Warning
Hazard statements:
- H302 Harmful if swallowed.
- H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.
Precautionary statements:
- P261 Avoid breathing vapour or dust.
- P264 Wash hands and other contacted skin thoroughly after handling.
- P270 Do no eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- P272 Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
- P280 Wear protective gloves/eye protection/face protection.
- P301+P312 IF SWALLOWED: Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician if you feel unwell.
- P302+P352 IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of soap and water.
- P330 Rinse mouth.
- P333+P313 If skin irritation or rash occurs: Get medical advice/attention.
- P363 Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.
- P501 Dispose of contents/container to: approved disposal site.
Important: For professional formulation use. Review the Safety Data Sheet before handling, storage or use.
Datasheets & customer documents
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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.
Methyl octine carbonate
RESTRICTION · CAS 111-80-8
Category 4 — fine fragrance: 0.01% 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 | 0.0018% in the finished consumer product |
|---|---|
| Category 2 | 0.00055% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 3 | 0.011% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 4 | 0.01% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 5A | 0.0026% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 5B | 0.0026% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 5C | 0.0026% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 5D | 0.0026% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 6 | 0.0061% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 7A | 0.021% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 7B | 0.021% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 8 | 0.0011% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 9 | 0.02% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 10A | 0.072% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 10B | 0.072% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 11A | 0.04% in the finished consumer product |
| Category 11B | 0.04% 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
Intrinsic property driving the risk management measure: DERMAL SENSITIZATION
Restricted ingredients: notes: When used in the same fragrance compound within a specific QRA category, the sum total of and Methyl heptine carbonate (MHC, CAS number 111-12-6) and Methyl octine carbonate (MOC, CAS number 111-80-8) contributions must not exceed the maximum permitted level for MHC. At the same time, the contribution from MOC should always respect the maximum levels permitted as listed in the table above.
Amendment revised: 49
Existing creations deadline: February 10, 2022
New creations deadline: February 10, 2021
IFRA source overview · Individual IFRA Standards and supplementary documentation
Supplier certificates and private documents are separate evidence. Their availability does not determine whether this generic guide is shown. This is a dated local reference, not a live regulatory feed.
Creative ideas to explore
Creative directions, not tested formulas.Leaf and blossom
With rose and garden floralsExplore a green floral sketch around a clear flower reference. Compare the leafy accent with the flower alone and decide whether the scene suggests a cut stem, a growing garden or a greener abstraction you want to develop.
Peel and leaf
With bergamot and herbal directionsUse citrus as a bright setting for the green material, then try an herbal alternative as a separate variation. Keeping those contrasts apart makes it easier to choose between a peel-focused idea and a leafy cologne.
A shaded wood
With transparent woods and soft muskSketch a green wood direction with a restrained backdrop. Follow the leafy character as the study develops, comparing a wood-only reference to decide whether the scene suggests fresh branches, shaded timber or a softer woodland impression.







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