Meta Cresol 1% (DPG)

Heart / base note

CAS # 108-39-4

Manufacturer: Sigma Aldrich

Odor description: leather and animalic

Meta Cresol is an organic compound obtained from the so-called coal tar, which is a by-product of the hard coal degassing process.

In nature, meta cresol contain, for example, oud, myrrh, but also jasmine absolute. It is also part of cigarette smoke and the secretion that male elephants produce during musth.