OCTYL BUTYRATE

Description

Octyl butyrate has a green, herbaceous odor remotely reminiscent of orange but more so of galbanum and parsley with a sweet, melon-like flavor. It may be synthesized from n-octanol and butyric acid in the presence of HCl.

Chemical properties

Octyl butyrate has a green, herbaceous odor remotely reminiscent of orange, but more so of galbanum and parsley and a sweet, melon-like flavor.

Occurrence

Reported found in the essential oil of Heracelum villosum Fisch. and from the fruits of Pastinaca sativa. Also reported found in fresh apple, orange juice, melon, strawberry fruit, beer, purple passion fruit juice, purple passion fruit, yellow passion fruit, fresh plums, mountain papaya and okra.

Preparation

From n-octanol and butyric acid in the presence of HCl.

Definition

ChEBI: Octyl butanoate is a carboxylic ester.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 8.2 ppm

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: waxy, fruity and green with a sweet, creamy nuance.

General Description

Octyl butyrate is one of the major constituents of the essential oils of Heracleum sphondylium subsp. Ternatum. It occurs naturally in the mature fruit?of wild parsnip and muskmelon. Octyl butyrate is also a promising candidate as a lure for yellowjackets.