Isoamyl salicylate has a characteristic aromatic, strong herbaceous,
persistent odor and a bittersweet taste reminiscent of strawberry.
May be prepared by esterification of salicylic acid with the isomeric amyl alcohols obtained from fusel oil and other sources.
Water-white liquid; sometimes having a
faint yellow tinge which should not be pink or red;
orchid-like odor. Soluble in alcohol, ether;
insoluble in water and glycerol. Combustible.
Isoamyl Salicylate has been found in a number
of fruit aromas. It is a colorless liquid with a sweet, clover-like odor
and is used in perfumery for floral and herbal notes, particularly in soap
perfumes.
Isoamyl salicylate has a pleasant, sweet, slightly floral, herbaceous-green odor and a bittersweet taste reminiscent of
strawberry. Isoamyl o-hydroxybenzoate is a colorless oily liquid. Sp.Gr. 1.06.
B.P. 277℃. Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, perfume and flavor materials.
Reported found in Burley tobacco, grapes, black tea and rum
Isoamyl o-hydroxybenzoate is used in perfumery and soaps. Extensively used in floral and non-floral
perfume types: Very often in Carnation,
Hyacinth, Orchid, Tretle, and almost inevitably in Fougere types. Its low cost and worldwide availability makes it one of the most
important perfume chemicals. Occasionally used in "Root Beer" type
flavors and certain Fruit flavors. Concentra-
tion is usually mere traces (a few ppm in
finished consumer product).
Isoamyl Salicylate is used in preparation of Hydrogen Peroxide responsive Oxalic Acid derivatives for imaging and therapy.
By esterification of salicylic acid with the isomeric amyl alcohols obtained from fusel oil and other sources.
ChEBI: Isoamyl salicylate is a benzoate ester and a member of phenols. It is functionally related to a salicylic acid.
Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: sweet, floral, soapy, spicy with anise and wintergreen nuances.
Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: floral, sweet, green, spicy anise and wintergreen-like.
Natural
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified
