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LINALYL BUTYRATE

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
citrusfloralfruityrose
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
fruity
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
fruitysweet

Soft, sweet-fruity floral with a pear-like nuance and a gentle bergamot-lavender character. Smoother, rounder and less sharp than linalyl acetate, with a mild waxy-fruity warmth in the drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
7 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1809

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 767.

tenacity · moderateG.R.A.S.FEMA 2639
heavyfruitysweetbergamotpear
MW
198.31
BP
238°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.9
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Appearance

Colorless, slightly oily liquid.

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Heavy-fruity, sweet and Bergamot-like, Pear-like odor of moderate tenacity.

Flavor

Sweet-fruity, Plum-and-Honey-like with dry-fruity notes.

Uses in perfumery

This ester finds use in perfume compositions mainly for Lavender notes in Colognes, Fougéres, and in many types of Lilac, Muguet, Cassie, Peony and other floral bases.

Uses in flavor

It is furthermore used in flavor compositions for imitation Banana, Butter, Grape, Honey, Loganberry, Melon, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Plum, and in Caramel flavors, Citrus blends, fruit complexes, Spice blends, Nut flavors, Rose or other floral types, etc.

Production

Produced from Dehydrolinalool by esterification and subsequent hydrogenation — or by esterification of Linalool with Butyric anhydride (old method).

Identity
Aliases · 1
Linalyl-n-butyrate
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