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ETHYL-ISO-VALERATE

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
tobacco
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
fruitysweet

A bright, juicy fruity-ester aroma reminiscent of ripe apple and pineapple with a tart, slightly rummy edge. Diffusive and sharp at first, quickly softening into a sweet green fruitiness typical of short-chain aliphatic esters.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
2 / 10
Volatility
9 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1362

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 555.

tenacity · lowpower · diffusiveG.R.A.S.FEMA 2463
sweetfruityapple-like
MW
102.14
BP
135°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.87
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Appearance

Colorless mobile liquid.

Solubility

0.3°, soluble in water, miscible with alcohol and oils, soluble in Propylene glycol.

Odor

Powerful, diffusive and penetrating-ether-eal, vinous-fruity odor. In extreme dilution sweet, Apple-like fruity.

Flavor

Sweet-fruity, Apple-like taste in proper dilution.

Uses in perfumery

Very rarely, if ever, used in perfume compositions.

Uses in flavor

Widely used in flavor compositions for Fruit complexes, tobacco flavorings, imitation Apple, Pineapple, Cheese, Rum and in various Nut complexes, particularly Walnut and Black Walnut.

Production

Produced by direct esterification of Ethanol with iso-Valeric acid under azeotropic conditions. It is important for the stability of the ester that it is absolutely dry.

Identity
Aliases · 4
Ethyl-bera-methylbutyrateEthyl-iso-pentanoateEthyl-iso-valerianateEthyl valerate
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