A soft, mild citrus-floral note with a rosy-geranium facet and a clean, slightly waxy green undertone. Less sharp than citronellol, with a smoother, more diffusive character that bridges citrus tops into floral hearts.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 485.
Colorless liquid.
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Fresh, green (foliage-type) rosy odor, not very tenacious.
This ester is very rarely offered commercially and has, in the author's opinion, little more than academic interest. It is too expensive for what it has to offer, but it may occasionally find its way into various artificial essential oils.
Produced by esterification of Ethanol with Citronellic acid.