It is a yellow liquid with a mild rose odor
and a secondary honey note. It is used as a fixative in rose compositions and
heavy perfumes.
Geranyl phenylacetate has a honey- and rose-like odor.
Has apparently not been reported to occur in nature.
Geranyl Phenylacetate is a flavoring agent that is a yellow liquid
with an odor resembling honey and roses. miscible in alcohol, chloro-
form, and ether, and insoluble in water, it may contain other iso-
meric and closely related terpenic esters. it is obtained by chemical
synthesis.
ChEBI: Geranyl phenylacetate is a carboxylic ester.
By the esterification of geraniol with phenylacetyl chloride.
Aroma characteristics at 2.0%: foral, powdery, rosy, honey and dried fruit-like with balsamic undernotes.
Taste characteristics at 35 ppm: foral, rosy, honey and green with fatty, fruity nuances.
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified
Low toxicity by
ingestion and sktn contact. Combustible
liquid. When heated to decomposition it
emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
