ALLYL UNDECYLENATE

Chemical properties

Allyl 10-undecenoate has a fruital aroma suggestive of pineapple. Fatty, Coconut-Pineapple type odour, powerful Rum-like background, reminiscent of Rum-residue, heavy, oily-sweet.

The Uses of ALLYL UNDECYLENATE

Fatty Pineapple-like, sweet (in extreme dilution), nutlike taste, reminiscent of Cocoabean and Coconut. Rarely, if ever, used in perfumes. Useful in flavor compositions of fruity Rum type, nutty-coconutty imitation flavors, etc. Concentration will usually be a few ppm or less in the finished consumer product.

Preparation

By azeotropic distillation of a benzene solution of the corresponding acid and allyl alcohol in the presence of naphthaleneβ-sulfonic acid.

Definition

ChEBI: Allyl undecylenate is a fatty acid ester.

Aroma threshold values

Detection at 1.0%: powdery, fatty coconut, waxy and dairy-like with a slight fruity pineapple nuance

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics from 2.5 to 10 ppm: powdery, dry waxy with a slight floral finish.