Description
Linalyl phenylacetate has a mildly floral, intensely sweet Neroli rose type odor. May be synthesized from dehydrolinalool and
methyl phenylacetate in the presence of sodium methylate catalyst,
followed by hydrogenation of the ester, or by any other suitable
means.
Chemical Properties
Linalyl phenylacetate has a mildly floral, intensely sweet Neroli rose–type odor.
Occurrence
Has apparently not been reported to occur in nature
Definition
ChEBI: Linalyl phenylacetate is a monoterpenoid.
Preparation
From dehydrolinalool and methyl phenylacetate in the presence of sodium methylate catalyst, followed by hydrogenation
of the ester, or by any other suitable means.
Metabolism
Open-chain olefinic terpene esters are presumably hydrolysed to the alcohol and the acid (Fassett, 1963). Open-chain terpenes are metabolized in the rabbit by ω-oxidation and by reduction of an a,B-double bond (Williams, 1959)
