The present invention relates to a perfume precursor represented by formula (1). (In formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C12 alkyl group, a hydroxy group, a methoxy group, or an ethoxy group； R2 represents a single bond, a C1-C2 alkylene group which may have a substituent, or a vinylene group which may have a substituent； R3 represents a residue obtained by removing one hydrogen atom of a hydroxy group from a C5-C20 perfume alcohol or a phenol which may have a substituent.)
