A warm, sweet caramellic aroma reminiscent of maple syrup and burnt sugar, with a soft nutty-buttery undertone. The propionate ester rounds off some of the sharper burnt-sugar edge of methyl cyclopentenolone, giving a smoother, creamier, more diffusive sweetness that persists into the drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 851.
Pale straw-colored viscous liquid, slowly separating crystals of Cyclotene.
Slightly soluble in water, miscible with Propylene glycol, alcohol and many flavor materials.
Powerful caramellic, somewhat sharp, walnut-like intensely sweet odor of good tenacity.
Sweet caramellic, walnut-like taste of considerable power.
This ester was probably prepared in an attempt to make available a more handy version of Cyclotene, specifically for flavor purposes. Its flavor character is, however, not significantly different from that of Cyclotene itself.
Produced by esterification of Cyclotene with Propionic acid under azeotropic conditions.