JAVANOL

Javanol is a well-known proprietary synthetic sandalwood fragrance ingredient developed and commercialized by Givaudan. Its CAS number 158174-72-2 corresponds to a bicyclic alcohol with a sandalwood-like odor profile. The trade name 'Javanol' is widely used in the fragrance industry and is recognized in regulatory databases including EU CosIng under the INCI name JAVANOL. The descriptor 'methyl cyclopentyl sandalwood synthetic' in the input is a loose structural/odor-type descriptor consistent with Javanol's chemical class (bicyclic terpenoid alcohol). Confidence is set at 0.82 rather than higher because: (1) the input itself flags uncertainty about the INCI ('supplier to confirm INCI'), (2) there are multiple synthetic sandalwood materials in commerce (e.g., Polysantol, Ebanol, Sandalore, Clearwood) and the descriptor could theoretically match more than one, and (3) the exact INCI and CAS should be confirmed against the supplier's specification sheet. The most probable identification remains Givaudan's Javanol based on the trade name match.