Ester - List of Ester Odorants

List of Ester Odorants

Many esters have distinctive fruit-like odors, and many occur naturally in the essential oils of plants. This has also led to their commonplace use in artificial flavorings and fragrances when those odors aim to be mimicked.

Ester Name Formula Odor or occurrence
Allyl hexanoate pineapple
Benzyl acetate pear, strawberry, jasmine
Bornyl acetate pine
Butyl butyrate pineapple
Ethyl acetate nail polish remover, model paint, model airplane glue
Ethyl butyrate banana, pineapple, strawberry
Ethyl hexanoate pineapple, waxy-green banana
Ethyl cinnamate cinnamon
Ethyl formate lemon, rum, strawberry
Ethyl heptanoate apricot, cherry, grape, raspberry
Ethyl isovalerate apple
Ethyl lactate butter, cream
Ethyl nonanoate grape
Ethyl pentanoate apple
Geranyl acetate geranium
Geranyl butyrate cherry
Geranyl pentanoate apple
Isobutyl acetate cherry, raspberry, strawberry
Isobutyl formate raspberry
Isoamyl acetate pear, banana (flavoring in Pear drops)
Isopropyl acetate fruity
Linalyl acetate lavender, sage
Linalyl butyrate peach
Linalyl formate apple, peach
Methyl acetate glue
Methyl anthranilate grape, jasmine
Methyl benzoate fruity, ylang ylang, feijoa
Methyl butyrate (methyl butanoate) pineapple, apple, strawberry
Methyl cinnamate strawberry
Methyl pentanoate (methyl valerate) flowery
Methyl phenylacetate honey
Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen) Modern root beer, wintergreen, Germolene and Ralgex ointments (UK)
Nonyl caprylate orange
Octyl acetate fruity-orange
Octyl butyrate parsnip
Amyl acetate (pentyl acetate) apple, banana
Pentyl butyrate (amyl butyrate) apricot, pear, pineapple
Pentyl hexanoate (amyl caproate) apple, pineapple
Pentyl pentanoate (amyl valerate) apple
Propyl acetate pear
Propyl hexanoate blackberry, pineapple, cheese, wine
Propyl isobutyrate rum
Terpenyl butyrate cherry

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