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ISO-PROPYL-N-HEPTOATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
fruityfreshcolognefougere
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
fruity
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
fruitygreenoily

A light, fresh-fruity ester with a green, slightly oily-waxy character. Reminiscent of unripe pear or apple skin with a soft aliphatic aldehydic nuance, drying down to a mild fatty note.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
3 / 10
Volatility
8 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2712

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1189.

tenacity · low
fruitygreenethereal
MW
172.27
BP
195°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.86
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Appearance

Colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Ethereal-fruity, mildly green, grape-juice-like or apple-like odor of poor tenacity.

Flavor

Refreshing, fruity-green, vinous taste at concentrations below 40 ppm.

Uses in flavor

It finds a little use in flavor compositions for imitation Apple, Grape, Coffee, Gooseberry, Melon, etc. but the concentration is normally mere traces.

Production

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

Identity
Aliases · 3
Iso-Propyl heptanoateIso-Propyl heptylateIso-Propyl oenanthate
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