Paradisamide®

Other comments :

Good synergy with Methyl Pamplemousse®, in 50/50 proportions (a cocktail of citrus and fresh spices, to boost rosy and spicy notes) ; with Methyl Laitone® in 20/80 proportions (tropical fruits).

Stability :

Very stable in perfumes and in all kinds of functional bases, except very alkaline bases as liquid bleach, or very acidic bases as some detergents.

Uses in perfumery :

Paradisamide® brings a tropical fruits base note, reminiscent of guava, passion fruit, with grapefruit, rhubarb and blackcurrant nuances. It can be used to bring a juicy effect to other fruity notes, and a floral aspect in shampoo and shower gel bases.

Year of discovery :

2001

Isomerism :

Paradisamide® does not have any isomer used in pefumery.

Synthesis precursor :

Paradisamide® is not a precursor for the synthesis of another compound of olfactive interest.

Natural availability :

Paradisamide® is not found in nature. It is thus impossible to find it in nature.

Synthesis route :

Paradisamide® is synthesized in two steps. The fist one in a monomethylation of meta-methyl-anilin, using trimethylorthoformiate, followed an acid hydrolysis, heating the pot. The intermediary product obtained is N(methyltoluidine. The second step consists in adding chloro-2-ethylbutyric acid on the intermediairy product, to get the final molecule : Paramisamide®.