Chemical Properties
Colorless liquid
Chemical Properties
n-Propyl hexanoate has an ether-like odor with a pineapple–blackberry undertone. It has a sweet, fruity flavor of blackberry and plum.
Definition
ChEBI: A hexanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of the carboxy group of hexanoic acid (caproic acid) with propan-1-ol.
Preparation
By esterification of hexanoic acid with propyl alcohol in benzene solution in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 50 ppm: pineapple, fruity, sweet, tropical, fresh green and juicy.
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