How the coal tar is used for perfumes, but you said that it gets unpleasant or very bad smell?

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Coal tar is the mixture of various hydrocarbons containing aliphatic acyclic and aromatic compounds which in combined state posses very unpleasant odour. Naphthalene is a single compound which is volatile and posse’s pleasant odour. Perfume is a combination of chemical whose combined affect produce pleasant odour

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How the coal tar is used for perfumes, but you said that it gets unpleasant or very bad smell? ​​​​​​

How the coal tar is used for perfumes, but you said that it gets unpleasant or very bad smell?