Sharp, ester-like fruity odor reminiscent of ripe banana and pear-drops, with an unmistakable solvent character similar to nail polish remover. Flashes off quickly leaving little residue.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 165.
Colorless mobile liquid.
Soluble 0.7% in water, soluble in propylene glycol, miscible in alcohol and oils.
Very diffusive, ethereal-fruity, pungent odor, reminiscent of many kinds of ripe and overripe fruit.
Sweet-fruity taste in aqueous solution.
Used extensively in flavor compositions for imitation apricot, banana, butter, peach, pear, pineapple, raspberry, strawberry, etc.
Produced by direct esterification of n-Butyl alcohol with acetic acid or acetic anhydride. Industrially by direct esterification in a distillation column.