Description
Hexyl hexanoate has a herbaceous odor. May be synthesized by
passing n-hexyl alcohol over CuO + UO3 catalyst at 220 - 310°C,
or by treating n-hexyl alcohol with Ca(Br03)2 and diluted aqueous
HBr at 30°C.
Occurrence
Reported found in apple, apricot, banana, sweet cherry, orange peel oil, guava, grapes, melon, papaya, strawberry
fruit and jam, tomato, Parmesan cheese, rum, cider, sherry, grape wine, black tea, passion fruit, plum, mushroom, starfruit, quince,
cherimoya, mountain papaya, black choke cherry, spineless monkey orange, Chinese quince peel and hog plum (Spondias mombins L.)
Definition
ChEBI: Hexyl hexanoate is a hexanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of the carboxy group of hexanoic acid (caproic acid) with hexan-1-ol. It is a constituent found in passion fruit, apples, strawberries and wine. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a volatile oil component, a flavouring agent and a fragrance. It is functionally related to a hexan-1-ol.
