Also known as Aldehyde C-16 or Strawberry Aldehyde (a misnomer — it's an ester, not an aldehyde). Sweet, jammy strawberry with a candied, slightly honeyed facet and a soft green-balsamic edge. Powerful and diffusive at low dosage, giving a somewhat synthetic ripe-strawberry impression used in fruity accords and gourmand florals.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 941.
Colorless oily liquid.
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Mild-fruity, slightly Pineapple-like, sweet odor.
Sweet-fruity, Pear-Pineapple-like taste in dilutions below 20 ppm. Higher concentrations show a slightly bitter taste.
This glycidic ester has been suggested for use in flavor compositions, but is not included in the American G.R.A.S. list. It could find some use as a modifier in Tutti-frutti complexes or in fruity chewing gum flavors, where its fixative value can be utilized.
Produced from Benzaldehyde and Methyl monochloroacetate with Sodamide or Sodium methylate as condensing agent.