HEXYL FORMATE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

−63 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

155-156 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.879 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.407(lit.)

FEMA 

2570 | HEXYL FORMATE

Flash point:

118 °F

solubility 

Slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and Propylene glycol, miscible with oils.

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Specific Gravity

0.89

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. apple unripe plum banana sweet

Odor Type

fruity

JECFA Number

120

BRN 

1701629

LogP

2.42

CAS DataBase Reference

629-33-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Formic acid, hexyl ester (629-33-4)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

10-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

16-26-36/37/39

RIDADR 

UN 3272 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

LQ8595000

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29151300

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HEXYL FORMATE Usage And Synthesis

Description

Hexyl formate has a fruity, apple-like or unripe-plum odor and a corresponding sweet taste. May be synthesized by prolonged boiling of n-hexyl alcohol and formic acid, or by azeotropic distillation of the alcohol and isopropyl formate.

Chemical Properties

Hexyl formate has a fruity, apple-like or unripe-plum odor; corresponding sweet taste.

Chemical Properties

Colorless liquid

Occurrence

Reported found in peach, grape, apple, strawberry, tea, plum, licorice, corn oil, wax gourd and black choke cherry

Uses

Hexyl formate is used mostly in flavor compositions. Jts application in perfumes - if any - is limited to traces in topnote compositions and in reconstructed essential oils (Geranium, Lavender, etc.). Hexyl formate is used quite widely in fruit flavors for imitation Apple, Cherry, Gooseberry, Umon, Orange, Pineapple, Plum, Strawberry, Raspbemy, etc. and in various fruit complexes, Tutti-frutti compositions, etc. The concentration used is normally about 10 to 50 ppm in the finished product.

Definition

ChEBI: Hexyl formate is a carboxylic ester.

Preparation

By prolonged boiling of n-hexyl alcohol and formic acid, or by azeotropic distillation of the alcohol and isopropyl formate

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