METHYLCYCLOPENTENOLONE BUTYRATE Property

solubility 

Slightly soluble in water, soluble in Propylene glycol, alcohol and many oils.

form 

liquid

color 

Yellowish

Odor

Powerful, creamy -caramellic, buttery odor of considerable tenacity

Stability:

slightly burning at concentrations higher than 30 ppm

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

METHYLCYCLOPENTENOLONE BUTYRATE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Uses

Methyl cyclopentenolone butyrate has been used in flavor compositions, where a “Cyclotene” effect is desirable in combination with a buttery-creamy effect, particularly in imitation Butter, cream, Vanilla, and in Butterscotch, caramel, etc. It is not very stable, and any amount of free Butyric acid is likely to ruin the organoleptic picture of this material.

Preparation

By esterification of Methyl cyclopentenolone with Butyric acid, preferably under azeotropic conditions.