FEMA 2571 Property

Boiling point:

105 °C1 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

1.017 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

2571 | HEXYL 2-FUROATE

refractive index 

n20/D 1.472(lit.)

Flash point:

>230 °F

solubility 

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

form 

Colorless or pale straw-colored liquid.

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. floral waxy green sweet pear apple

Odor Type

floral

JECFA Number

749

LogP

3.65

Safety

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

FEMA 2571 Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Description

Hexyl 2-furoate is fatty, green, wine-like, and musty.

Chemical Properties

Hexyl 2-furoate has a peculiar, fruity, earthy, yet sweet and pear-like odor.

Uses

Sweet, herbaceous-fruity, Mushroom-like flavor in extreme dilution. Hexyl 2-furoate is exclusively used in flavor compositions, not in perfumery. It is added in mere traces to imitation Coffee, Maple, Mushroom and various Nutflavor compositions to introduce the sweet-earthy, yet fruity freshness that characterizes the natural products.

Production Methods

Hexyl 2-furoate is produced by direct esterification of n-Hexanol with 2-Furoic acid under azeotropic conditions.

Definition

ChEBI: Hexyl 2-furoate is a carboxylic ester. It is functionally related to a 2-furoic acid.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: green, waxy with fruity pear and apple notes.