Chemical Properties
clear colorless liquid
Occurrence
Reported present in apple, bilberry, cranberry, guava, orange, grape, melon, peas, strawberry jam, potato,
roasted turkey and chicken, cognac, rum, tea, cloudberry, mushroom, kelp, malt, dried bonito and endive.
Definition
ChEBI: (E)-oct-2-en-1-ol is a medium-chain primary fatty alcohol that is (E)-2-octene substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1. It has a role as a flavouring agent and a fragrance. It is an alkenyl alcohol, a medium-chain primary fatty alcohol and a primary allylic alcohol.
Aroma threshold values
Detection: 40 to 840 ppb; recognition: 100 ppb. Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: oily, slightly nutty, fatty
waxy, stale creamy, chicken fatty with an old cucumber green nuance.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 1 to 5 ppm: green, slightly oxidized, oily and nutty, chicken fatty, goaty and creamy
on dry out with a cucumber rind nuance.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 95, p. 2715, 1973
DOI: 10.1021/ja00789a068Tetrahedron Letters, 19, p. 1145, 1978
