Chemical Properties
clear colourless to pale yellow liquid
Chemical Properties
Ethyl salicylate has a characteristic aromatic odor similar to wintergreen. It tends to darken on exposure to light and air.
Chemical Properties
Ethyl salicylate is the ester formed by the condensation of salicylic acid and ethanol. It is a clear liquid that is sparingly soluble in water, but soluble in alcohol and ether. It has a pleasant odor resembling winter green and is used in perfumery and artificial flavors.
Occurrence
Reported found in raspberry, tomato, currants, rum, whiskey, red wine, plum brandy, Cape gooseberry, Feijoa
fruit, papaya and scotch.
Uses
manufacture of artificial perfumes.
Definition
ChEBI: Ethyl salicylate is a hydroxybenzoic acid.
Preparation
By esterification of salicylic acid with ethyl alcohol and concentrated H2SO4 at 100°C in the presence of aluminum sulfate; by heating to the boil an alkaline solution of salicylic acid and ethyl p-toluenesulfonate.
Production Methods
Ethyl salicylate is found naturally in currants and strawberries
. It is manufactured commercially by the esterification
of salicylic acid with ethyl alcohol.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: sweet, wintergreen, spicy and anisic.
General Description
Ethyl salicylate was hydrolysed to salicylic acid by the use of an extractive electrospray ionisation (EESI) device.
Flammability and Explosibility
Notclassified
