Dow Aromatics Co-Products

Flavor and Fragrances

Flavor and fragrances come in many different types. Several important molecules for these applications can be made starting with dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) as raw material as shown by the schematic below:

Schematic

DCPD High Purity can be used as raw material for these production processes. It is produced from cyclopentadiene by dimerization and purified afterwards to ensure high quality of the material.

Product Description Regional Availability Endo-DCPD Content (%-wt) Main Codimer Component
DCPD HP High Purity DCPD Europe 90 – 95 % Isoprene codimer (1 – 5 %)