Chemical Properties
Citronellyl butyrate has a strong, fruity and rose-like odor with sweet, plum-like taste.
Occurrence
Reported in Ceylon citronella oil, orange juice, tomato, passion fruit and juice.
Uses
Citronellyl butyrate is used in flavor compositions for imitation Apple, Banana, Cola, Honey, Pineapple, Plum, Prune, and in Rose and various floral types of flavor bases.
Definition
ChEBI: Citronellyl butyrate is a carboxylic ester.
Preparation
By direct esterification of citronellol with butyric acid under azeotropic conditions or by treatment with butyric anhydride (Gildemeister & Hoffman, 1966).
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 30 ppm: fruity, sweet, waxy, green with perfume nuance
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified
Synthesis
Citronellyl butyrate is prepared by direct esteritication of Citronellol with Butyric acid under azeotropic conditions, or with Butyric anhydride.
