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METHYL-3,5-DIMETHYL-2,3-EPOXY-4-HEXENOATE

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
fruity-floralfresh-fougerecolognemodern-chypreaquatic
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
fruitysweet

A bright, juicy green-fruity aromachemical with a distinct crisp apple and unripe pear character. Sharp and slightly tart on top, with a clean green facet reminiscent of stem and leaf that softens quickly.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
7 / 10
Tenacity
3 / 10
Volatility
8 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2004

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 857.

sweetfruity
MW
170.21
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Appearance

Colorless or pale straw-colored oily liquid.

Solubility

Slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol, propylene glycol and perfume and flavor oils.

Odor

Sweet-caramellic odor with a mildly fruity undertone.

Flavor

Strawberry-Pineapple-like, fruity-malty taste with a faint background of sweet berry-like character.

Uses in perfumery

This glycidate could find use in imitation Strawberry, in Caramel, treacle, Butterscotch, Maple, Nut, Vanilla, Pineapple, Raspberry, etc.

Uses in flavor

The normal use-level would be equivalent to 20 to 50 ppm in the finished product.

Production

Produced from Mesityl oxide plus Ethyl chloroacetate and Sodium methylate by the conventional Glycidic ester synthesis.

Identity
Aliases · 2
Glycidate M-116methyl methyl-secondary-butenylglycidate
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