Chemical Properties
Rhodinyl formate has a rose-like, leafy odor with a bittersweet taste suggestive of cherry
Occurrence
Geranyl and citronellyl formate have been found in geranium essential oil; rhodinyl formate as such has not been reported found in nature.
Uses
Citronellyl formate is used in trace amounts in imitation Raspberry, Apple, Cherry, Plum, Pineapple, Pear, Apricot, Peach, and in Bitter Almond (often along with traces of Bulgarian Rose oil), etc.
Preparation
By treating rhodinol with formic acid; the rhodinol is extracted from geranium essential oil; its composition is dependent on the geraniol–citronellol ratio existing in the rhodinol used for esterification.
Definition
ChEBI: Rhodinyl formate is a carboxylic ester.