Methyl acetoacetate has a light, sweet fruity-estery odor reminiscent of apple and unripe fruit, with a slightly solvent-like, ethereal facet. Fairly thin and quick to flash off, leaving a faint sugary-fruity trail.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 807.
Colorless liquid.
Soluble in water, miscible with alcohol and oils. Soluble in Propylene glycol and Glycerin.
Ethereal-green, winey odor of moderate to poor tenacity.
Sweet-ethereal, somewhat green-fruity, winey taste.
The ester is also sometimes applied to perfumes intended for products containing iso-Propyl alcohol, the penetrating topnote of which has a bad influence upon the performance of most fragrances.
Methylacetate is used in flavor compositions, mainly in Arak, Brandy, Rum, Whisky, fruit and Nut complexes, Raspberry imitation, etc.
Produced by direct esterification of Methanol with Acetic acid or Acetic anhydride.