Hexyl propionate has an earthy, acrid odor suggestive of rotting
fruits and a sweet, metallic-fruity taste. May be synthesized by
esterification of n-hexanol with propionic acid.
Chemische Eigenschaften
Hexyl propionate has an earthy, acrid odor suggestive of rotting fruits and a sweet, metallic-fruity taste
Occurrence
Reported found in hops, apple, apricot, melon, Gruyere cheese, passion fruit, plum, spineless monkey orange
and German chamomile oil.
Verwenden
Hexyl propionate is used in flavor compositions mainly for imitation Cocoa or Chocolate and in a few types of fruit flavor.
synthetische
By esterification of n-hexanol with propionic acid
Definition
ChEBI: A propanoate ester of hexan-1-ol.
Allgemeine Beschreibung
Hexyl propionate is a volatile flavor compound mainly found in different varieties of apple. It also occurs in muskmelon.
Hexylpropionat Upstream-Materialien And Downstream Produkte