Chemical Properties
Phenyl 2-furoate has a musty, mushroom odor. This compound is also reported as having a fruity, caramellic, slightly
earthy, oily odor.
Uses
Warm, oily-caramellic, slightly but pleasantly fungoid taste in concentrations below 2 ppm.
The title ester is not used in perfume compositions as far as the author is aware.
It is used in trace amounts in flavor compositions for its peculiar warm notes, mainly in Chocolate and Mushroom imitation flavors.
The concentration in the finished product may be as low as 0.05 ppm.
