base leathery

Pyralone Substitutes & Alternatives

leathery earthy green woody vetiver animalic castoreum oakmoss

Powerful animalic leather material with green, woody, smoky and tobacco-like character. Finer and more aromatic than standard iso-butyl quinoline, with castoreum, oakmoss and earthy nuances.

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (65442-31-1) — the same core molecule sold under different trade names. They're close to interchangeable, but purity and isomer ratio can cause subtle differences in strength and character, so treat them as near-identical rather than exactly the same.

Butyl Quinoline Secondary CAS 65442-31-1
Same molecule

15 substitutes for Pyralone

1.

Vetimoss

39.0% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares woody, earthy, leathery, vetiver and green

2.

Isobutyl Quinoline-2

33.5% match
base leathery Same position
Why this substitute

Shares leathery, woody and rooty

3.

Iso Butyl Quinoline

33.3% match
base leathery Same position
Why this substitute

Shares leathery, woody, earthy, rooty and nutty

4.

Isopropyl Quinoline

30.7% match
base green Same position
Why this substitute

Shares leathery, woody, earthy, green and nutty

5.

CYPRIOL EO MD

26.8% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares woody, leathery and earthy

6.

Vetival

23.1% match
heart floral
Why this substitute

Shares woody and vetiver

7.

Cypriol “Signature” Oil

22.9% match
base woody
Why this substitute

Shares woody, leathery, earthy and vetiver

8.

VETIVER INDIA EO CERT

22.8% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares vetiver, woody, earthy, rooty and green

9.

VETIVER HAITI SFE

22.4% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares vetiver, woody and earthy

10.

Vetiver - Indonesia

20.6% match
base earthy
Why this substitute

Shares woody, vetiver, earthy and green

11.

Cypriol Oil India

19.0% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares woody, earthy, leathery and vetiver

12.

Vetiveryl Acetate

18.7% match
base floral
Why this substitute

Shares woody, vetiver and rooty

13.

Orcinyl 3

18.0% match
base woody Same position
Why this substitute

Shares leathery, woody and oakmoss

14.

Sophira

17.6% match
base floral
Why this substitute

Shares woody, earthy, vetiver and rooty

15.

Saxon Moss (Mousse de Saxe)

15.2% match
base woody
Why this substitute

Shares leathery, woody and oakmoss