as widely used as polycyclic musks because of the cost of their
synthesis. However they are becoming more and more available
because of the advances made in synthesis methods over the last
few years [2,10,11]. From certain perspectives, macrocyclic musks
have advantages in comparison to the polycyclic musks. They seem
to smell more intense and so less mass is needed to achieve the
same performance in perfumery. They also seem to be more easily
degradable in the environment [12]. It is expected that in the
coming years the decrease on the synthesis price of macrocyclic
musk and their environmentally friendly properties favour the
replacement of the polycyclic musk by the macrocyclic musk in the
market.