Mandarin aldehyde

Say itMandarin AL-dih-hyde

Intense mandarin peel and cilantro with a waxy, herbal-minty aldehydic edge.

What it is: A molecule made in a lab.
Where it comes from: about a fifth of coriander-leaf oil
When you smell it: Top notes: the first minutes.
What perfumers do with it: Boosts citrus and green top notes, gives tenacity to mandarin, and adds fresh aldehydic lift.
Worth knowing: It makes up roughly a fifth of coriander-leaf oil: much of the smell of fresh cilantro.
Also called: trans-2-dodecenal; Valencial

Not on the label of any of the 232 perfumes read so far.

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