Chemical Properties
Amyl octanoate has an odor suggestive of orris.
Occurrence
Reported found in strawberry, fresh apple, melon, malt whiskey, cider, white wine, sparkling wine and Chinese
quince peel.
Preparation
By esterification of octanoic acid with n-amyl alcohol in benzene solution in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid.
Definition
ChEBI: Pentyl octanoate is an octanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of carboxy group of octanoic acid with pentan-1-ol. It has a role as a flavouring agent and a plant metabolite. It is functionally related to a pentan-1-ol.