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ISO-BUTYL VALERATE

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
fruitytropicalapple-accordfreshcologne
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
fruity
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
fresher

A light, diffusive fruity ester with a ripe apple and pineapple character, edged with a green, slightly winey note. Very volatile and short-lived, giving a juicy lift to top-note accords before quickly fading.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
2 / 10
Volatility
9 / 10
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chemicals · No. 643

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 227.

fresher
MW
158.24
BP
169°C
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Sp.Gr.
0.86
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Appearance

Colorless mobile liquid.

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, soluble in propylene glycol, miscible with alcohol and oils.

Odor

Slightly fresher than the n-Butyl-n-valerate, however, this ester is the least interesting of the four isomers.

Production

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

Identity
Aliases · 1
iso-Butyl-n-pentanoate
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