Flavour Fragrance Cosmetics, Volume. , Issue 3, 50(2025)

Research Progress on 2-(4-Tert-butylbenzyl) Propionaldehyde and Its Applications

TIAN Kai, YU Zhirui, ZHANG Xiaohong, LI Xueyang, LIU Fengjuan, YANG Lei, and LI Jing
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  • Tianjin Customs Industrial Product Safety Technology Center, Tianjin 300308, China
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    Received: May. 29, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

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    DOI:10.20099/j.issn.1000-4475.2024.0163

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