GERANYL ISOBUTYRATE Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

305.75°C (rough estimate)

Density 

0.8997

vapor pressure 

1.07Pa at 25℃

refractive index 

1.4576 (estimate)

FEMA 

2513 | GERANYL ISOBUTYRATE

color 

A colourless oily liquid.

Odor

at 100.00 %. sweet floral fruity green peach apricot rose

Odor Type

floral

Water Solubility 

824μg/L at 25℃

JECFA Number

72

LogP

5.38

EPA Substance Registry System

Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, (2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl ester (2345-26-8)

Safety Information

Toxicity

Both the acute oral LD₅₀ value in rats and the acute dermal LD₅₀ value in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Shelanski, 1973).

GERANYL ISOBUTYRATE Usage And Synthesis

Description

Geranyl isobutyrate has a light rose odor and a sweet, apricot-like taste. It is synthesized by heating geraniol and acetic isobutyric aldehyde in the presence of sodium acetate in toluene and then distilling the formed acetic acid as an azeotrope.

Chemical Properties

Geranyl isobutyrate has a light rose odor and sweet, apricot-like taste.

Chemical Properties

Colorless, oily liquid

Chemical Properties

Geranyl Isobutyrate is a liquid with a fruity rose odor. It is used in floral perfume compositions and in fruit flavors.

Occurrence

Reported found in the essential oils of Japanese hops and valerian, and in guava, carrot, thymus, hop oil, beer, sake, hybrid passion fruit juice and Spanish sage

Uses

Geranyl isobutyrate is used in Ambre bases, Chypre, Fougere, Lavender, Geranium, Cassie, Rose, etc. It blends particularly well with materials of balsamic odor type.

Preparation

By heating geraniol and acetic isobutyric aldehyde in the presence of sodium acetate in toluene and then distilling the formed acetic acid as an azeotrope.

Definition

ChEBI: Geranyl isobutyrate is a carboxylic ester and a monoterpenoid.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 13 ppb.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 30 ppm: sweet, foral and citrus with a fruity nuance.

GERANYL ISOBUTYRATE(2345-26-8)Related Product Information

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• Ethyl isobutyrylacetate
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• 2-Methyl-1-propanol
• Methyl isoeugenol
• 6-ISOBUTYLQUINOLINE
• Methyl isobutyrate
• ISOEUGENOL
• Methyl isobutyrylacetate
• Isobutyramide
• Isobutyraldehyde
• Isobutyryl chloride
• Isobutyltriphenylphosphonium bromide
• Vanillin isobutyrate
• Butyl isobutyrate
• NERYL ISOBUTYRATE
• Hexyl isobutyrate