Chepanile
Chinese name: 香柚腈
Chinese aliases: 牡丹腈
English name: Chepanile (Peonile of Givaudan)
CAS No.: 10461-98-0
Key Characteristics
The most remarkable attribute of Peonile is its intensely vivid and intense peony-floral profile. It successfully captures the powdery-sweet, fresh, slightly green, and dewy aspects of real peony blossoms, making it an irreplaceable cornerstone in crafting peony accords.
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The presence of cyano and ester groups in its molecule gives it exceptional chemical stability against light, heat, acids, and alkalis, with excellent color retention. It is also a powerful fixative, significantly extending the longevity of a fragrance.
Unlike traditional powdery notes (such as violet or iris), Peonile offers a powdery sweetness that is fresh, dewy, and transparent rather than heavy or dull. It carries an inherent “dew-moistened petal” freshness, making it particularly well suited to modern, fresh-style perfumes.
Its aroma is highly potent and diffusive, blending seamlessly with a wide spectrum of notes. It exhibits particularly strong synergy with rose, lily-of-the-valley, lilac, woody, and musky elements, enhancing both depth and richness.
Primary Applications
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A core of women’s fragrances: It is a key ingredient in the construction of floral and Floral Bouquet perfumes, commonly used in the middle note to deliver a signature peony theme.
Modern chypre and aquatic styles: Its fresh, watery facets also make it a staple ingredient in contemporary chypre and aquatic fragrances.
Adding dimension to rose accords: When paired with rose materials, it creates a richer, softer composite floral accord (Peony-Rose).
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Soap Fragrances： Maintains a long-lasting and consistent fragrance even in soap due to its outstanding stability.
High-end shampoos, shower gels, body lotions, and skincare products: Delivers an elegant, enduring, and distinctly feminine floral experience, significantly enhancing perceived quality and consumer appeal.
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Creates a warm, romantic, and flower-filled home environments in premium fabric softeners, room sprays, and candles.
Usage Recommendations and Precautions
Dosage: Its aroma is exceptionally potent, requiring only a minimal amount to make a significant impact in the final fragrance. When used as a primary note, the typical dosage is 0.5%–3%, while as a modifier, 0.1%–1% is sufficient.
Safety: It is considered safe for use under IFRA standards. While Chepanile contains a cyano group (-CN), it is safe in its bound form. Exposure to strong acids at high temperatures should be avoided, as this may generate by-products. Under normal personal-care application conditions, it is completely safe.
Blending Recommendations:
- Building a peony theme: Enriches floral layers when used as the dominant component, combined with rose, lily-of-the-valley, and lilac.
- Enhancing a fresh, aquatic character: Strengthens crisp, modern, aquatic sensation when paired with calone and other watery notes.
- Blending with woody and musky bases: Wraps a warm base in powdery-sweet florality, making the scent softer and more skin-like when combined with white musks.
- Blending with citrus: Creates a highly modern, fresh floral–fruity opening when paired with aldehydes, lemon, and pear.
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