Chemical Properties
CLEAR COLORLESS TO LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID
Chemical Properties
2,3-Diethylpyrazine has a nutty, hazelnut aroma
Occurrence
Reported found in baked potato, mushrooms, cocoa, roasted filberts, malt and shoyu (fermented soya hydrolysate).
Uses
2,3-Diethylpyrazine is used in method for preparing coffee extracts for cigarette using aroma backfilling agents.
Preparation
By condensation of 3,4-hexanedione with ethylenediamine
Definition
ChEBI: 2,3-Diethylpyrazine is a member of pyrazines.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: musty, raw, slight nutty, slight radishEMA PADI: 0.681 m
General Description
2,3-Diethylpyrazine is naturally present in tobacco and has been added to tobacco as flavor ingredients. Interaction of 2,3-diethylpyrazine (a volatile flavor compound) with propyl gallate has been investigated.