List of Ester Odorants
Many esters have distinctive fruit-like odors, and many occur naturally in the essential oils of plants. This has also led to their commonplace use in artificial flavorings and fragrances when those odors aim to be mimicked.
| Ester Name | Formula | Odor or occurrence |
|---|---|---|
| Allyl hexanoate | pineapple | |
| Benzyl acetate | pear, strawberry, jasmine | |
| Bornyl acetate | pine | |
| Butyl butyrate | pineapple | |
| Ethyl acetate | nail polish remover, model paint, model airplane glue | |
| Ethyl butyrate | banana, pineapple, strawberry | |
| Ethyl hexanoate | pineapple, waxy-green banana | |
| Ethyl cinnamate | cinnamon | |
| Ethyl formate | lemon, rum, strawberry | |
| Ethyl heptanoate | apricot, cherry, grape, raspberry | |
| Ethyl isovalerate | apple | |
| Ethyl lactate | butter, cream | |
| Ethyl nonanoate | grape | |
| Ethyl pentanoate | apple | |
| Geranyl acetate | geranium | |
| Geranyl butyrate | cherry | |
| Geranyl pentanoate | apple | |
| Isobutyl acetate | cherry, raspberry, strawberry | |
| Isobutyl formate | raspberry | |
| Isoamyl acetate | pear, banana (flavoring in Pear drops) | |
| Isopropyl acetate | fruity | |
| Linalyl acetate | lavender, sage | |
| Linalyl butyrate | peach | |
| Linalyl formate | apple, peach | |
| Methyl acetate | glue | |
| Methyl anthranilate | grape, jasmine | |
| Methyl benzoate | fruity, ylang ylang, feijoa | |
| Methyl butyrate (methyl butanoate) | pineapple, apple, strawberry | |
| Methyl cinnamate | strawberry | |
| Methyl pentanoate (methyl valerate) | flowery | |
| Methyl phenylacetate | honey | |
| Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen) | Modern root beer, wintergreen, Germolene and Ralgex ointments (UK) | |
| Nonyl caprylate | orange | |
| Octyl acetate | fruity-orange | |
| Octyl butyrate | parsnip | |
| Amyl acetate (pentyl acetate) | apple, banana | |
| Pentyl butyrate (amyl butyrate) | apricot, pear, pineapple | |
| Pentyl hexanoate (amyl caproate) | apple, pineapple | |
| Pentyl pentanoate (amyl valerate) | apple | |
| Propyl acetate | pear | |
| Propyl hexanoate | blackberry, pineapple, cheese, wine | |
| Propyl isobutyrate | rum | |
| Terpenyl butyrate | cherry |
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