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A white floral, indolic

An indolic white floral: jasmine absolute, its benzyl acetate, a fresh jasmonate and a trace of indole.

Teaching accord A teaching accord for learning: not a commercial perfume formula, not a finished perfume, not safety-assessed; do not make it for skin.

Indole is the lesson: at a trace it makes the flower heady and alive; at more than a trace it turns animal. The trace here is a teaching part, not a measured one.

The record

Each field carries its evidence: open a chip for the source, the quoted words and the confidence. A field with nothing behind it says so and stays empty.

Name
A white floral, indolic
house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the house’s name for this teaching accord

confidence C

Purpose
teaching
house rule

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the site’s rule: every accord on record is a teaching accord; the house’s own formulas are never published here

confidence B

Structure
An indolic white floral: jasmine absolute with its main volatile, benzyl acetate, a fresh jasmonate and a trace of indole.
perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s convention; benzyl acetate’s place in jasmine absolute is documented (JAS-2), indole’s is the jasmine record’s convention constituent

confidence B

Family
floral (white flowers)
perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s convention

confidence B

Components
Under each component, the evidence for its place in the accord. Teaching parts are a house interpretation for learning: modeled, not measured, not a formula.
ComponentRoleTeaching partsVolatility
Jasmine absolute
perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s convention

confidence B

heart
documented

Floral notes, such as rose, jasmine, orange blossom, or lavender, are typically middle notes defining the “heart” of many perfumes

KLE-1 · Kleoff et al. (2022). Synthesis of odorants in flow and their applications in perfumery · read 2026-09-30

the review names jasmine among the floral heart notes

confidence A

45 parts
modeled

modeled

teaching proportions, a house interpretation for learning: modeled, not measured, not a formula, not for making

confidence C

not on record
why

no volatility class on record for jasmine-absolute

Benzyl acetate
documented

Benzyl acetate was the main volatile constituent in purchased J. grandiflorum concrete and absolute

JAS-2 · Yassen et al. (2026). Comparative analysis of flower volatiles from four Jasminum species growing in Egypt using multivariate analysis · read 2026-09-30

confidence A

heart
perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s top / heart / base convention for this material

confidence B

30 parts
modeled

modeled

teaching proportions, a house interpretation for learning: modeled, not measured, not a formula, not for making

confidence C

not on record
why

no volatility class on record for benzyl-acetate

Methyl dihydrojasmonate
perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s convention; its fresh, slightly floral scent is documented on the molecule record (KLE-1)

confidence B

heart
documented

hedione (methyl dihydrojasmonate), … has a fresh, citric and slightly floral scent – but is commonly categorized as a middle note

KLE-1 · Kleoff et al. (2022). Synthesis of odorants in flow and their applications in perfumery · read 2026-09-30

the review: "commonly categorized as a middle note"

confidence A

22 parts
modeled

modeled

teaching proportions, a house interpretation for learning: modeled, not measured, not a formula, not for making

confidence C

not on record
why

no volatility class on record for methyl-dihydrojasmonate

Indole
perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the component is a named constituent of jasmine absolute (that record’s identity field); the page names indole as “jasmine’s signature molecule”; no GC analysis of jasmine absolute is filed (an open question), so this stays the trade’s convention

confidence B

trace
perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s top / heart / base convention for this material

confidence B

3 parts
modeled

modeled

teaching proportions, a house interpretation for learning: modeled, not measured, not a formula, not for making

confidence C

not on record
why

no volatility class on record for indole

Substitutions
  • For jasmine absolute: Without the absolute: more benzyl acetate with the indole, a reconstruction of its main line and nothing more. (Benzyl acetate)
    inferred

    Benzyl acetate was the main volatile constituent in purchased J. grandiflorum concrete and absolute

    JAS-2 · Yassen et al. (2026). Comparative analysis of flower volatiles from four Jasminum species growing in Egypt using multivariate analysis · read 2026-09-30

    inferred from the study; a reconstruction loses the absolute’s other constituents

    confidence B

In history

Causal Debugger why did this change matter?

Teaching accord · modeled A teaching accord for learning: not a commercial perfume formula, not a finished perfume, not safety-assessed; do not make it for skin. Everything below is computed by a teaching model from the records: modeled, not measured, and not a prediction of how any real perfume smells. Regulation lines are flags, not legal advice.

Change one thing and follow it down the chain: the proportions, the molecules, the words on record, a modeled reading, the dry-down, odour activity where a threshold is measured, the regulations, the provenance. Then: why it mattered.

One change

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Modeled · before → after

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Every single change, worked out without JavaScript: the worked cases.

What the model reads, with its evidence

jasmine absolute
descriptors: floral, narcotic, animalic
house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the record

where the site says it: /materials, “Jasminum grandiflorum”

· class: heart (role) · threshold: not on record · regulation: Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 (labelling of fragrance allergens) (a labelling condition, extended to more fragrance allergens) · provenance: from Jasminum grandiflorum L.; grown in Tamil Nadu; Methyl jasmonate reported from jasmine, 1962 (documented)
Benzyl acetate
descriptors: jasmine
documented
· class: heart (role) · threshold: not on record · regulation: none on record · provenance: occurs in jasmine absolute
methyl dihydrojasmonate (Hedione)
descriptors: fresh, citrus, floral
documented
· class: heart (role) · threshold: not on record · regulation: none on record · provenance:
indole
descriptors: fecal, narcotic
house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the record

where the site says it: /materials, “Jasminum grandiflorum”

· class: none on record · threshold: 11 µg/kg in water
measured
· regulation: none on record · provenance:

the model’s input as data: /data/causal/white-floral-teaching-accord.json · the model and its formulas: the site’s build

Perfume Autopsy two versions, side by side

Teaching variants · modeled A teaching accord for learning: not a commercial perfume formula, not a finished perfume, not safety-assessed; do not make it for skin. Its versions below are teaching variants of it, not commercial perfume formulas and not the formula of any real perfume. Everything compared is computed by the teaching model the Causal Debugger uses: modeled, not measured, and not a prediction of how anything smells. Regulation lines are flags, not legal advice.

Pick two versions of this accord and see what changed, then what follows from it: the molecules, the words on record, a modeled reading, the dry-down, odour activity where a threshold is measured, the regulations, the provenance. Then: why it could smell different.

The versions, and why each exists

  1. Version 1 · A trace of indole teaching variant, modeled

    Why it exists: the record as written. The white floral as the record writes it: jasmine absolute, its benzyl acetate, a fresh jasmonate and a trace of indole.

    perfumery convention

    the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

    the accord record’s structure field (perfumery convention)

    field: this accord’s record · teaching variants · version 1 · why

    confidence B

  2. Version 2 · More indole, past a trace teaching variant, modeled

    Why it exists: A house teaching example of the record’s own lesson: indole’s words on record are “narcotic at trace levels” and “fecal at high concentration”; here it goes past a trace.

    house interpretation

    the house’s own reading, labelled as such

    a house teaching example; indole’s descriptors are the house’s own reading on its record (no descriptor source is filed), and the version is not a reconstruction of any perfume

    field: this accord’s record · teaching variants · version 2 · why

    confidence C

  3. Version 3 · Without the absolute teaching variant, modeled

    Why it exists: The record’s own substitution: without the absolute, more benzyl acetate with the indole, a reconstruction of its main line and nothing more.

    inferred

    Benzyl acetate was the main volatile constituent in purchased J. grandiflorum concrete and absolute

    Yassen et al. (2026). Comparative analysis of flower volatiles from four Jasminum species growing in Egypt using multivariate analysis · listed on the record

    inferred from the study; a reconstruction loses the absolute’s other constituents

    field: this accord’s record · teaching variants · version 3 · why

    confidence B

Each version in teaching parts (modeled; each version adds up to 100 parts; a dash: not in that version)
ComponentV1V2V3
jasmine absolute4542not in this version
Benzyl acetate302875
methyl dihydrojasmonate (Hedione)222022
indole3103

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Modeled · A → B

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the comparison’s input as data: the versions of this accord (JSON) · the model, as code, built on the Causal Debugger’s model

Sources

  1. KLE-1 · Kleoff M, Kiler P, Heretsch P. Synthesis of odorants in flow and their applications in perfumery. Beilstein J Org Chem. 2022;18:754–768. doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.18.76 · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY 4.0
  2. JAS-2 · Yassen MS, Ayoub IM, El-Ahmady SH, Singab ANB. Comparative analysis of flower volatiles from four Jasminum species growing in Egypt using multivariate analysis. Sci Rep. 2026;16(1):8947. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-39688-w · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY 4.0

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this record as data: /data/accord/white-floral-teaching-accord.json · version 2 · updated 2026-09-30 · confidence A