IBQ (Iso Butyl Quinoline) – Powerful Leather Tobacco Aroma Chemical for Agarbatti & Perfumery
Chemical Spotlight: IBQ (Iso Butyl Quinoline)
CAS Number: 1198-37-4
Other Names: 2-Isobutylquinoline, Quinoline derivative
Odor Profile: IBQ (Iso Butyl Quinoline) has a powerful, leathery, smoky, animalic aroma with deep tobacco and hay facets. It is the defining leather molecule in Indian agarbatti manufacturing — a trace amount instantly creates authentic mitti, tobacco and leather depth in any incense formula.
Key Characteristics
- Odor Type: Leather, Smoky, Tobacco, Animalic, Earthy
- Odor Strength: Extremely Strong — use at micro-trace levels
- Appearance: Pale Yellow to Amber Liquid
- Solubility: Soluble in alcohol and fragrance oils
- Flash Point: ~95°C
Applications
- Agarbatti / Incense: Essential leather/tobacco note in mitti, loban, havan and premium incense compounds
- Fine Perfumery: Leather, tobacco, chypre and oriental fragrance bases
- Attar & Oriental Perfumery: Key ingredient in authentic oudh and mitti-type attars
Usage Guidelines
Recommended usage: 0.01–0.5% in finished fragrance compounds. Extremely potent — always pre-dilute to 1–10% in DEP before use. Essential for authentic mitti/loban agarbatti character.
Why Choose LargAroma?
High-purity IBQ — the most important leather/tobacco ingredient for Indian agarbatti and attar manufacturing.
Available in 50g, 100g, 200g and 500g packs. Bulk quantities available on request.