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ETHYL CAPROYL CAPROATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
fruitytropicalgourmandwhite-floral
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
fruityherbaceoussweetoilywiney

A soft, oily-fruity ester with a waxy, slightly green pineapple-pear character. Rounded and diffusive rather than sharp, it lends a natural fatty-fruit nuance reminiscent of fruit peel and coconut-adjacent lactonic warmth without true sweetness.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
5 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1184

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 482.

tenacity · high
sweetfruity
Appearance

Colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Sweet-winey-fruity odor of great tenacity.

Flavor

Wine-like, Brandy-like taste with a pleasant herbaceous-fruity undertone.

Uses in flavor

This ketoester finds use in flavor compositions for imitation Brandy, Cognac, Wine, Cherry, Grape, Grapefruit, etc

Production

Produced from Ethyl caproate by treatment with Sodium ethoxide.

Identity
Aliases · 2
Ethyl CaproateEthyl Hexoate
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