Isoamyl phenylacetate has a sweet, pleasant odor reminiscent of
cocoa with a slight birch-tar undertone. May be prepared by esterification of phenylacetic acid with isoamyl alcohol in the presence
of concentrated sulfuric acid; by heating benzyl nitrile and isoamyl
alcohol in the presence of excess concentrated H2S04.
화학적 성질
Isoamyl phenylacetate has a sweet, pleasant odor reminiscent of cocoa with a slight birch-tar undertone
출처
Reported found in peppermint oil.
제조 방법
By esterification of phenylacetic acid with isoamyl alcohol in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid; by heating benzyl
nitrile and isoamyl alcohol in the presence of excess concentrated H2SO4