A fresh, green ester with a ripe fruity facet — reminiscent of crushed green leaves layered over pear skin and a hint of unripe apple. The cis-3-hexenyl 'cut-grass' character is softened and sweetened by the crotonate, giving a rounder, slightly buttery-fruity green tone.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 669.
Colorless liquid.
Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Powerful, dry-green odor with floral undertones.
This ester has been suggested for use in floral fragrances as a natural-green topnote item.
Produced by direct esterification of cis-3-Hexenol with Crotonic acid.