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Colorless liquid. Sp.Gr. 1.07. Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, miscible with oils. Fairly soluble in Propylene glycol. Fresh-floral, powerful and fruity-green, slightly earthy-green odor more delicate than Phenylethylacetate, not as rosy, more Hyacinth-Lilac-like. Irsspite of its power, or rather “lift”, its effect is almost a delicate one, enabling the perfumer to use 2-4-6% of this ester in floral bases where green or greenearthy or spicy notes are already composed or called for.

Has apparently not been reported to occur in nature.

ChEBI:2-Phenylpropyl acetate is a member of benzenes.

By direct esterification of hydratropyl alcohol with acetic acid under azeotropic conditions, or with acetic anhydride (Arctander, 1969).

Racemic hydratropic acetate was asymmetrically hydrolysed by Bacillus subtilis var. niger to form ( — )-2-phenylpropanol and ( + )-2-phenylpropyl acetate (Oritani & Yamashita, 1973).