Butyl stearate is a fatty ester used primarily as an emollient and cosmetic solvent/fixative rather than an odorant. In isolation it has only a faint, waxy-oily character with a very slight sweet-fatty note. It is essentially odorless in typical use and functions as a diluent/carrier.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 223.
Colorless liquid.
Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Fatty, somewhat dry odor, practically odorless when pure. However, this ester does introduce interesting notes to fatty-fruity fragrances or flavors.
Occasionally used in flavor compositions for imitation Banana, Butter, Liquor, etc.
Occasionally used as a blender in Mimosa bases.
Occasionally used in flavor compositions for imitation Banana, Butter, Liquor, etc.
Produced by direct esterification of n-Butanol with Stearic acid.