page_title: Synthetic musk
section_title: Polycyclic lactones
hierarchical_section_title: Synthetic musk / Polycyclic lactones
caption_attribution_description: English: Chemical structure of sclareolide
context_page_description: Synthetic musks are a class of synthetic aroma compounds to emulate the scent of deer musk and other animal musks. Synthetic musks have a clean, smooth and sweet scent lacking the fecal notes of animal musks. They are used as flavorings and fixatives in cosmetics, detergents, perfumes and foods, supplying the base note of many perfume formulas. Most musk fragrance used in perfumery today is synthetic.
  Synthetic musks in a narrower sense are chemicals modeled after the main odorants in animal musk: muscone in deer musk, and civetone in civet. Muscone and civetone are macrocyclic ketones. Other structurally different but functionally similar compounds also came to be known as musks.
context_section_description: Decahydrotetramethylnaphthofuranone
  Sclareolide, not a musk (found in clary sage)
caption: Sclareolide
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