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PHENYLETHYL METHYL CARBINYL ACETATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
white-floralgardeniatropical-floralrosemuguetfruity-floral
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
green
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
fruitygreensweetfresh

A soft floral-fruity note with a natural gardenia and rose petal character, lifted by a green, slightly leafy freshness. Cleaner and less sweet than styrallyl acetate, with a delicate rosy-tropical facet that rounds out white floral accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2539

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1108.

tenacity · moderateG.R.A.S.FEMA 2882
mildfreshgreenfruitysweet
MW
192.25
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Mild and fresh, slightly green, fruity and sweet odor of moderate tenacity.

Flavor

Sweet fresh-fruity, mild taste with a green, peel-like note in concentrations below 10 ppm.

Uses in flavor

It finds some use in flavor compositions of the Peach, Apricot and Mango type, where it blends excellently with Undecalactone and alkyl caproates, etc.

Production

Produced by azeotropic esterification of Phenylethyl methyl carbinol with Acetic acid.

Identity
Aliases · 2
4-Phenyl-2-butanol acetateButyl phenyl-acetate
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