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Ethyl Caproate

CAS
123-66-0
EC
Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Cost
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Compatibility tags
floralfruitytopnote
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
fruity
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
floralfruitywiney

A juicy, ripe fruity ester with a distinctive pineapple-apple character and a soft winey, brandy-like nuance. Fresh and diffusive on top, quickly fading to a light sweet fruitiness typical of short-chain fatty acid ethyl esters.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
3 / 10
Volatility
8 / 10
Reverse-composition

Contained in

Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.

Ingredient%Range
Pineapple Supreme1–5%
chemicals · No. 1183

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 482.

TOPtenacity · highpower · diffusiveG.R.A.S.FEMA 2439
fruityfloral
MW
144.21
BP
165°C
MP
Sp.Gr.
0.87
Refractive n
Rotation
Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in oils and alcohol. Poorly soluble in propylene glycol, insoluble in glycerin.

Odor

Powerful, diffusive, fruity-winey odor, suggestive of apple, banana, pineapple, with a slightly floral undertone.

Flavor

It finds some use in flavor compositions for imitation apple, pear, banana, cognac, brandy, grape, pineapple, strawberry, etc.

Uses in perfumery

It finds some use in perfumery in the creation of modern fruity-floral topnotes, and it has often been used in connection with aliphatic aldehydes in mossy fragrance types.

Uses in flavor

Its comparatively powerful effect in flavors puts the limit of concentration to about 7 to 30 ppm calculated on the finished product, highest in chewing gum, lowest in soft drinks.

Production

Produced by direct esterification of ethanol with caproic acid.

Identity
Aliases · 4
Caproic etherEthyl capronateEthyl hexoateEthyl-n-hexanoate
Commercial
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