A volatile, ethereal alkyl nitrate with a sharp, sweet-solvent character reminiscent of pear drops, banana esters, and rubbing alcohol. Flashes off very quickly leaving little residual scent. Note: isoamyl nitrate/nitrite are primarily industrial/pharmacological chemicals, not standard perfumery ingredients.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 91.
Colorless mobile liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Ethereal-fruity, vinous odor with a peculiar musty undertone, rather typical of many alkyl nitrates.
Sweet taste in high dilution.
Has been used in pharmaceutical preparations, but is probably not used any longer in perfume or flavor industries. Occasional reports seem to indicate that this ester could introduce an 'aged' note in alcohol for perfume and cologne use, but the author has doubts that this application is in practice.
Produced from iso-Amyl alcohol and Nitric acid in the presence of urea to control the formation of HNO.