Butyl phenyl acetate

Butyl Phenyl Acetate offers a sweet floral aroma with notes of cocoa, hay-like rose, honey, and chocolate. It has a sweet aromatic, honey, balsamic profile with somewhat fruity aspects. Known for reasonable tenacity and moderate alkali-stability, it is used in aromatic perfumes for cosmetics.

Employed in cosmetics for its sweet, floral, and cocoa notes, enhancing aromatic perfumes with its tenacity and stability.

IUPAC Name: butyl 2-phenylacetate
CAS Number: 122-43-0
Molecular Formula: C₁₂H₁₆O₂
Molecular Weight: 192.25 g/mol
Boiling Point: 134.00 °C (273.20 °F)
Class: Ester
Use/s: Scent, Stability in Cosmetics
Synonyms
1: Butyl phenylacetate 2: butyl 2-phenylacetate 3: Benzeneacetic acid, butyl ester 4: n-Butyl phenylacetate 5: Butyl benzene acetate 6: Butyl alpha-toluate 7: Butyl benzeneacetate 8: Butyl phenylethanoate 9: ACETIC ACID, PHENYL-, BUTYL ESTER
Chemist Says
Colourless liquid; pleasant rose and honey-like odour
Scent: Rose, Honey
Scent profile
Scent profiles are inherently subjective and can significantly differ among individuals, and may also be influenced by the conditions at the time of evaluation. The information provided here is a synthesis of data from diverse sources, including books, cross-references, artificial intelligence analyses, and chemical research sites, aiming to present a comprehensive overview. We've distilled this information to highlight the most frequently observed scent profiles for each molecule or compound, offering a generalized perspective.

1: Sweet Floral, Cocoa, Hay-like Rose, Honey, Chocolate
2: Floral, Fruity, Slightly Sweet
3: Sweet, honey-like, with a slightly rosy and fruity character