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ISO-BUTYL BENZY

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
floralhoneysucklemuguetrose
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
floral
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
fruitygreenfresh

Isobutyl benzoate is a sweet, warm balsamic-floral aroma chemical with a jasmine-like character and soft fruity nuances reminiscent of ripe berries. It has a rounded, slightly powdery quality that blends smoothly into floral and oriental accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 408

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 175.

tenacity · highG.R.A.S.FEMA 2208
freshfloralfruitygreenherbal
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220.31
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils. Poorly soluble in Propylene glycol.

Odor

Fresh-floral, fruity and slightly green, natural-herbal odor.

Flavor

Used in flavor compositions for imitation Butter, Caramel, Chocolate, Fruit and Spice in concentrations equivalent to 50 ppm in the finished consumer product.

Uses in perfumery

It is an excellent modifier in heavy and green floral fragrance types, in Oriental or Chypre bases. It may form a significant basis of Honeysuckle, Freesia or variations of Rose or Muguet.

Uses in flavor

Used in flavor compositions for imitation Butter, Caramel, Chocolate, Fruit and Spice in concentrations equivalent to 50 ppm in the finished consumer product.

Production

Produced from (several methods) e.g.: by Grignard reaction on Magnesium Benzyl chloride plus iso-Valeric acid, or: Phenyl acetaldehyde plus iso-Butylbromide.

Identity
Aliases · 2
alpha-iso-Butyl phenylethyl acetateBenzyl-iso-butyl carbiny acetate
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