Chemical Properties
A colorless liquid with tobacco-like aroma
Chemical Properties
clear colorless to slightly brown liquid
Occurrence
Reported found in wheaten bread, other types of breads, boiled and cooked beef, grilled and roasted beef, lamb
(roasted), lamb and mutton liver, beer, several types of brandy, cocoa, black tea, roasted filbert (Corylus avellano), roasted peanut
(Arachis hypogea), heated beans, Bantu beer, coriander seed (Coriandrum sativum L.) and other natural sources.
Uses
2-Acetylpyridine is an aroma and flavour compound present in foods.
Definition
ChEBI: 2-Acetylpyridine is an aromatic ketone.
Preparation
From ethyl picolinate
Aroma threshold values
Detection: 19 ppb
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: cornmeal with nutty, bready nuance
General Description
2-Acetylpyridine is a volatile flavor compound found in rye bread crust and roasted sesame. It has also been identified as a key contributor to the “scented rice”-like aroma in Yahonkaoluo leaves and Xiangjing-8618 rice.
References
[1] Cuiping Zhai, Xuejun Liu, Fenghua Cui . “A combined experimental and theoretical study on vibrational spectra of 2-acetylpyridine.” Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 134 (2015): Pages 90-95
[2] Camila V. Garcia . “Cobalt(III) complexes with 2-acetylpyridine-derived Schiff bases: Studies investigating ligand release upon reduction.” Polyhedron 124 (2017): Pages 86-95.
