Leaf alcohol is one of the important fragrances of flower fragrance and green flavor. Leaf alcohol plays an important role in Western flavor. It is effective to use only trace amounts in melon and fruit flavors. A flavoring compound, colorless liquid, with elegant green leaf aroma. It is slightly soluble in water, ethanol, propylene glycol and other organic solvents, and often exists in the form of alcohol or ester in many plants, such as tea, tomato, osmanthus, jasmine, geranium, mint, violet and so on.
1. Leaf alcohol is widely distributed in leaves, flowers and fruits of green plants, so it has been ingested by human body along with food chain since human history. Leaf alcohol is widely used in the blending of natural fresh flavors such as bananas, strawberries, oranges, rose grapes and apples. It is also used with esters such as acetic acid, valerate and lactic acid to change the taste of food. It is mainly used to restrain the sweet aftertaste of refreshing drinks and fruit juices.
2. Leaf alcohol and its esters are indispensable flavoring agents in the production of flavors. In the cosmetics industry, leaf alcohol is used to mix all kinds of artificial essential oils similar to natural spices, such as lily of the valley, Ding Xiangxing, oak, mint and lavender essential oils. It can also be used for the deployment of all kinds of flower fragrance, so that artificial essential oils and fragrances are fragrant and fragrant. Leaf alcohol is also an important raw material for the synthesis of jasmonate and methyl jasmonate.
3. The application of leaf alcohol in biological control. Leaf alcohol is also an indispensable physiological active substance for plants and insects. Insects use leaf alcohol as pheromone or sex hormone. For example, the mixture of leaf alcohol and benkun in a certain proportion can induce the aggregation of male beetles and beetles, which can be used to kill such forest pests in a large area. Therefore, leaf alcohol is a kind of compound with important application value.