3-N-Butylphthalide has a warm, spicy herbaceous odor.
Reported found in Levisticum officinale (lovage) and L. acutilobum; also in celery oil.
3-Butylphthalide is a cardiovascular drug used for the treatment of cerebral ischemic stroke. This interesting Lactone finds use in the composing of meat flavors, spice blends, etc.
From celery oil; from phthalide via bromination and subsequent reaction of the resulting phthalidic acid with n-butyl
magnesium bromide.
ChEBI: Butylphthalide is a member of benzofurans.
