Triacetin (glyceryl triacetate) is a nearly odorless clear liquid used primarily as a solvent and fixative in perfumery. Any perceptible smell is a very faint, slightly oily-fatty note with a hint of sweetness, but for practical purposes it is treated as neutral.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1323.
Colorless, slightly viscous liquid.
Soluble in water, miscible with alcohol and oils.
Very faint, ethereal-fruity odor, occasionally with acetic note (partly decomposed material).
Mild, sweet taste in concentrations lower than 500 ppm, but may appear bitter at higher concentrations.
The material is very rarely, if ever, used as a solvent in perfume compositions.
It is often used in flavor types compatible with the mild taste of Triacetin, such as: Butter, Butterscotch, Nut flavors, spice blends, fruit complexes, etc.
Produced from Glycerin and Acetic anhydride, using Phosphoric acid or Zinc chloride as condensing agent.