| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
FEMA 2571 | [CAS]
39251-86-0 | [Synonyms]
FEMA 2571
HEXYL FUROATE
HEXYL 2-FUROATE
N-HEXYL FUROATE
HEXYL 2-FUROATE 97+%
2-furancarboxylicacid,hexylester
furan-2-carboxylicacidhexylester | [EINECS(EC#)]
254-377-3 | [Molecular Formula]
C11H16O3 | [MDL Number]
MFCD00016581 | [MOL File]
39251-86-0.mol | [Molecular Weight]
196.24 |
| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Boiling point ]
105 °C1 mm Hg(lit.)
| [density ]
1.017 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
| [FEMA ]
2571 | HEXYL 2-FUROATE | [refractive index ]
n20/D 1.472(lit.)
| [Fp ]
>230 °F
| [solubility ]
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils. | [form ]
Colorless or pale straw-colored liquid. | [Odor]
at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. floral waxy green sweet pear apple | [Odor Type]
floral | [JECFA Number]
749 | [LogP]
3.65 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Description]
Hexyl 2-furoate is fatty, green, wine-like, and musty. | [Chemical Properties]
Hexyl 2-furoate has a peculiar, fruity, earthy, yet sweet and pear-like odor.
| [Uses]
Sweet, herbaceous-fruity, Mushroom-like flavor in extreme dilution. Hexyl 2-furoate is exclusively used in flavor compositions, not in perfumery. It is added in mere traces to imitation Coffee, Maple, Mushroom and various Nutflavor compositions to introduce the sweet-earthy, yet fruity freshness that characterizes the natural products.
| [Definition]
ChEBI: Hexyl 2-furoate is a carboxylic ester. It is functionally related to a 2-furoic acid. | [Production Methods]
Hexyl 2-furoate is produced by direct esterification of n-Hexanol with 2-Furoic acid under azeotropic conditions.
| [Taste threshold values]
Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: green, waxy with fruity pear and apple notes. |
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