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Propyl benzoate is an organic chemical compound used as a food additive. It is an ester.

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Propyl benzoate has a balsamic odor reminiscent of nuts with a sweet, fruity, nut-like taste.

Reported found in sweet cherry, clove stem and butter.

Propyl benzoate has a nutty odor and sweet fruity or nut-like taste, and as such, it is used as a synthetic flavoring agent in foods. It also has antimicrobial properties and is used as a preservative in cosmetics. It occurs naturally in the sweet cherry and in clove stems, as well as in butter.

ChEBI: Propyl benzoate is a benzoate ester obtained by condensation of benzoic acid and propanol. It has a balsamic odor reminescent of nuts with a sweet, fruity, nut-like taste. It has a role as a flavouring agent, a plant metabolite and an antimicrobial food preservative.

By exchange between methyl benzoate and propyl alcohol in the presence of potassium propylate; by heating benzamide sulfate with propyl alcohol at 90 to 95°C.

Propyl benzoate can be synthesized by the transesterification of methyl benzoate with propanol.

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 72, p. 2464, 1950 DOI: 10.1021/ja01162a029