Anisic aldehyde
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a colorless, oily, aromatic liquid, the para form of c 8 h 8 o 2 , having a vanillalike odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfume, and as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
historical examples
treating the odorless solid with methyl alcohol we get audepine (or anisic aldehyde) which is the perfume of hawthorn blossoms.
creative chemistry edwin e. slosson
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