Description
2,3-Heptanedione has a powerful, cheesy, pungent odor with a
sweet, oily character and a sweet, buttery taste. This substance
may be synthesized from butyl acetoacetate, ethyl butyl ketone,
or methyl-n-amyl ketone.
Chemical Properties
Powerful, cheesy,pungent odor with a sweet,oily character;sweet,buttery taste.
Occurrence
Reported found in tomato, rum, soybean, mushroom and fermented soya hydrolysate (shoyu)
Preparation
From butyl acetoacetate, ethyl butyl ketone or methyl-n-amyl ketone.
Definition
ChEBI: 2,3-Heptanedione is an alpha-diketone.
Synthesis Reference(s)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 48, p. 1144, 1983
DOI: 10.1021/jo00155a057
