n-Butyl oleate is a fatty acid ester with a very faint, mildly oily-waxy odor. It is nearly odorless in isolation and functions primarily as a solvent, emollient, or fixative carrier rather than a fragrance contributor.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 211.
Pale yellowish oily liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Very faint, oily, linseed-oil-like odor, mild, but persistent.
Occasionally used in perfume formulation where this particular type of fatty note is desirable, e.g. in artificial Jasmin absolute.
Produced from n-Butanol and Oleic acid by heating to 100-150°C with sulfuric acid as a catalyst.