Ortho-tolyl acetate has a warm, heady white-floral character reminiscent of tuberose and ylang-ylang, with a slightly phenolic, green-fruity undertone. It smells sweet and narcotic in dilution, with a subtle waxy nuance that recalls jasmine absolute facets.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1315.
Colorless liquid.
Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Powerful, fruity-medicinal odor, in dilution sweet, floral and more pleasant.
Concentrations below 10 ppm have a sweet-creamy, slightly fruity taste, but higher concentrations — particularly with impure material - produce a medicinal or harsh taste.
The title material is (allegedly) used in Butter, Caramel, Cherry, Honey flavors and fruit compositions at concentrations from 1 to 10 ppm in the finished product.
Produced from ortho-Cresolsodium and Acetic anhydride.