Hexyl 2-methylbutyrate has a strong, green, fruity odor and a
sweet, fruity taste reminiscent of unripe strawberry. May be synthesized by esterification of n-hexanol with 2 -methylbutanoic acid.
Hexyl 2-methylbutyrate has a strong, green, fruity odor and a sweet, fruity taste reminiscent of unripe strawberry.
Reported found in apple, apricot, sweet cherry, grapes, strawberry, nectarine, banana, mentha oils, white wine,
thymus, yellow passion fruit, plum, quince, cherimoya, babaco fruit (Carica pentagona Heilborn), spineless monkey orange and
lamb’s lettuce
Hexyl 2-methylbutyrate is used as a flavoring agent to blend apple, mint, and pineapple flavorings, and is mainly used to formulate fruit and tobacco flavorings.
By esterification of n-hexanol with 2-methylbutanoic acid
ChEBI: Hexyl 2-methylbutanoate is a butyrate ester. It is functionally related to a hexan-1-ol.
Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: green, waxy, unripe fruity, apple and banana with a fresh, fleshy nuance.
