Linalyl octanoate has a dry, fruity, herbaceous odor and a sweet
apricot and plum-like taste with a perfumey note. May be synthesized
by esterification of linalool with n-octanoic acid under azeotropic
conditions; also by hydrogenation of dehydrolinalyl octanoate.
Linalyl octanoate has a dry, fruity, herbaceous odor and a sweet apricot and plum-like taste with a perfumy note.
Reported found in lemongrass.
Linalyl octanoate is occasionally used in Lavender, Rose and Citrus compositions in perfumery. It is also used in Apple, Pineapple and Honey imitations, Citrus complexes and various Citrus modifications.
By esterification of linalool with n-octanoic acid under azeotropic conditions; also by hydrogenation of dehydrolinalyl
octanoate.
ChEBI: Linalyl caprylate is a monoterpenoid.
