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 |  | Hexyl propionate Basic information |  
  
 |  | Hexyl propionate Chemical Properties |  
  
| WGK Germany  | 2 |  | RTECS  | UA2462200 |  | HS Code  | 29155090 |  | Toxicity | rabbit,LD50,skin,> 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg),Food and Chemical Toxicology.  Vol. 26, Pg. 355, 1988. |  
  
 |  | Hexyl propionate Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Description | Hexyl propionate has an earthy, acrid odor suggestive of rotting
fruits and a sweet, metallic-fruity taste. May be synthesized by 
esterification of n-hexanol with propionic acid. |  | Chemical Properties | Hexyl propionate has an earthy, acrid odor suggestive of rotting fruits and a sweet, metallic-fruity taste
 |  | Occurrence | Reported found in hops, apple, apricot, melon, Gruyere cheese, passion fruit, plum, spineless monkey orange
and German chamomile oil. |  | Definition | ChEBI: A propanoate ester of hexan-1-ol. |  | Preparation | By esterification of n-hexanol with propionic acid |  | Aroma threshold values | Detection: 8 ppb |  | General Description | Hexyl propionate is a volatile flavor compound mainly found in different varieties of apple. It also occurs in muskmelon. |  | Biochem/physiol Actions | Taste at 10 ppm |  
  
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