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N-PROPYL-ISO-BUTYRATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
fruitytropicalgourmandcologne
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
fruity
Note tendency
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Descriptors
fruitypine

A light, volatile fruity ester with a sweet, ethereal rum-like character. Opens with juicy tropical-fruit facets reminiscent of pineapple and green apple, quickly fading into a soft sugary fruitiness typical of short-chain isobutyrate esters.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
2 / 10
Volatility
9 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2677

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1173.

tenacity · lowpower · diffusiveG.R.A.S.FEMA 2936
fruitysweet
MW
102.14
BP
135°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.88
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils, propylene glycol and glycerin.

Odor

Powerful and diffusive, heavy-fruity, pineapple type odor of poor tenacity.

Flavor

Sweet, intensely fruity apple-pineapple-like taste in concentrations below 40 ppm.

Uses in flavor

It finds some use in flavor compositions for imitation apple, banana, gooseberry, apricot, mirabelle, pineapple, plum, strawberry, etc. and will constitute about 5 to 25 ppm of the finished product.

Identity
Aliases · 2
F.E.M.A. No. 2936n-Propyl-2-methylpropanoate
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