It is used to give the olfactory impression of a fresh seashore through the marine and ozone nuances.

[2] Calone is an unusual chemical compound which has an intense "sea-breeze" note with slight floral and fruit overtones.

It has been used as a scent component since the 1980s for its watery, fresh, ozone accords, and as a more dominant note in several perfumes of the marine trend, beginning in the 1990s.

In 2014, Plummer et al. reported the synthesis and fragrance properties of several related aliphatic analogues.

[3] Swiss company Firmenich later released CASCALONE®, a sweet, watery version of calone with a transparent floral signature.