Allyl hexanoate is an
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. T ...
with the formula C
5H
11CO
2CH
2CH=CH
2. It is a colorless liquid, although commercial samples appear yellowish. It occurs naturally in pineapples.
[Johannes Panten and Horst Surburg "Flavors and Fragrances, 2. Aliphatic Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2015, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim.]
Uses
Allyl hexanoate is employed principally in the formulation of
pineapple
The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuri ...
flavors but it can also be used for peach and apricot essences and for apple blossom, peach blossom, and wisteria perfume compositions.
[ It is an ingredient of some lipstick perfumes and cigarette tobacco. It also adds a sweet juicy note to citrus flavors.
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Allyl compounds
Caproate esters