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N-BUTYL FORMATE

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
floralgreen
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
floralgreensweet

A sharp, ethereal fruity-green top note reminiscent of unripe plum and apple skin with a distinct solvent-like lift. Very short-lived and diffusive, contributing a bright, slightly rummy fruitiness before flashing off.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
2 / 10
Volatility
10 / 10
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chemicals · No. 452

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 193.

TOPtenacity · lowpower · diffusiveG.R.A.S.FEMA 2196
sweetrumfruity
MW
102.14
BP
107°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.91
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Appearance

Colorless mobile liquid.

Solubility

Slightly soluble in water, miscible with alcohol and oils.

Odor

Very diffusive, ethereal, Rum-like odor.

Flavor

Sweet, Rum-Brandy-like taste in water.

Uses in perfumery

Occasionally used as a topnote material in green-floral perfume bases.

Uses in flavor

Used in flavor compositions for imitation Fruit (Tutti-frutti), Rum, Plum, Liquor and other flavors.

Production

Produced by direct esterification of n-Butanol with Formic acid under azeotropic conditions.

Identity
Aliases · 3
Butyl FormateFEMA No. 2196Formic Acid Butyl Ester
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