FEMA 2774 Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

240 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.898 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.459(lit.)

FEMA 

2774 | NERYL BUTYRATE

Flash point:

>230 °F

Odor

at 100.00 %. green waxy oily fatty sweet leaf orange

Odor Type

green

JECFA Number

67

LogP

5.17

EPA Substance Registry System

Neryl butyrate (999-40-6)

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

3

MSDS

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FEMA 2774 Usage And Synthesis

Description

Neryl butyrate has a very sweet, leafy, floral, neroli-like odor and a sweet taste similar to cocoa. May be prepared by azeotropic esterification of nerol with butyric acid or conventionally using butyric anhydride.

Chemical Properties

Neryl butyrate has a very sweet, leafy, floral, neroli-like odor. It has a sweet taste similar to cocoa

Occurrence

Reported found in kumquat peel oil, black tea, mango and babaco fruit (Carica pentagona Heilborn)

Definition

ChEBI: Neryl butyrate is a carboxylic ester.

Preparation

By azeotropic esterification of nerol with butyric acid or conventionally using butyric anhydride.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: green, fruity, fatty, floral, berry with some tropical nuances.

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