ethyl 2,3-epoxy-3-p-tolylbutyrate

Aroma

Mild, deepfruity, slightly floral and woody odor with "cooked fruit" undertones and very great tenacity. Fruity, but not distinctly sweet taste. Somewhat dry undertone.

Uses in Perfume

Ethyl 2,3-epoxy-3-p-tolylbutyrate, which is comparatively rare, finds a little use in perfume compositions for its lasting, fruity character, and for its ability to blend and create pleasant blends with the Ionones, Cedar-wood derivatives, Butylcyclohexanyl acetate and many other woody or Orris-like materials. It has less tendency to produce harsh topnotes than e.g. Ethyl methyl phcrtyl glycidate, but it does not offer any very natural fruit notes, unless accompanied by the conventional materials for such notes.
It has good fixative propmies for the volatile fruit esters and may round off the rough or harsh topnotes of many perfume chemicals.

Chemical Properties

Ethyl methyl-p-tolylglycidate has mild deep fruity, slightly floral aroma

Definition

ChEBI: Ethyl methyl-p-tolylglycidate is a member of toluenes.

Production Methods

Ethyl 2,3-epoxy-3-p-tolylbutyrate can be produced from para-Methyl acetophenone and Ethyl monochloro acetate by condensation, using Sodamide as condensing agent in alkaline solution.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 25 ppm: sweet, floral, fruity and cherry with almond and vanilla nuances.

Raw materials

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