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ISO-PROPYL CAPROATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
tropical-fruitfruity-floralgourmandcologne
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
fruitysweetfresh

A light, oily-fruity ester with a fatty-waxy character reminiscent of unripe pineapple and green apple peel. Opens with a mildly sweet, slightly rummy fruitiness and dries down to a soft coconut-like waxy nuance.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
3 / 10
Volatility
8 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2683

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1175.

G.R.A.S.FEMA 2950
refreshingsweetfruityberry-like
MW
158.24
BP
176°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.86
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Refreshing, sweet and almost delicately fruity odor of Pineapple-Loganberry type.

Flavor

Fresh and sweet-fruity, berry-like taste in concentrations below 40 ppm.

Uses in flavor

This ester is apparently not used in perfume compositions, but it finds some use in flavors.

Production

Produced by azeotropic esterification of iso-Propanol with n-Hexanoic acid.

Identity
Aliases · 3
Iso-Propyl hexanoateIso-Propyl hexylateIso-Propyl-n-hexoate
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