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Hexyl Propionate

CAS 2445-76-3  ·  Synthetic  ·  Top note  ·  Orchard fruit

Impact

4 of 10

Working dilution

Neat or 10% both are common on the bench
Fruity 55%Green 27%Aldehydic 18%
pear 30%leafy 18%apple 15%waxy 12%plum 10%juicy 9%fatty 6%

What does Hexyl Propionate smell like?

Ripe pear and apple ester with a green stalk edge and a fatty-waxy body; pushed too far it turns musty and overripe. Sits between hexyl acetate and hexyl butyrate, adding juicy ripeness to pear and apple accords when kept restrained.

pearfruitygreenapplewaxyearthy

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What else is Hexyl Propionate called?

n-Hexyl propionate  ·  Hexyl propanoate  ·  Propionic acid hexyl ester

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What can replace Hexyl Propionate?

Computed, not collected from forums. A pair covers together what one cannot. The number is how much of this material's character a bottle carries, not a promise that it is the same thing.

  • Hexyl Butyrate
    carries Pear fruity, Leafy green, Apple fruity, Waxy aldehydic. Plum fruity; Juicy green; Fatty aldehydic
    76%
  • Hexyl Butyrate 81% + Pearadise 19%
    carries Pear fruity, Leafy green, Apple fruity, Waxy aldehydic. Plum fruity; Juicy green; Fatty aldehydic; Hexyl Butyrate brings the Pear fruity side (81%); Pearadise brings the Pear fruity side (19%)
    82%
  • Hexyl Butyrate 60% + Pearadise 20% + Aldehyde C-6 (Hexanal) 20%
    carries Pear fruity, Leafy green, Apple fruity, Waxy aldehydic. Plum fruity; Fatty aldehydic; Hexyl Butyrate brings the Pear fruity side (60%); Pearadise brings the Pear fruity side (20%); Aldehyde C-6 (Hexanal) brings the Grassy green side (20%)
    85%
  • Hexyl Butyrate 75% + Hexyl Isovalerate 25%
    carries Pear fruity, Leafy green, Apple fruity, Waxy aldehydic. Plum fruity; Juicy green; Fatty aldehydic; Hexyl Butyrate brings the Pear fruity side (75%); Hexyl Isovalerate brings the Apple fruity side (25%)
    80%
  • Hexyl Butyrate 75% + Butyl Isovalerate 25%
    carries Pear fruity, Leafy green, Apple fruity, Waxy aldehydic. Plum fruity; Juicy green; Fatty aldehydic; Hexyl Butyrate brings the Pear fruity side (75%); Butyl Isovalerate brings the Apple fruity side (25%)
    80%

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Which materials are closest to Hexyl Propionate?

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Hexyl Propionate

A written odor description
yes
Olfactive families, in dominance order
3
Sub-categories under them
7
Impact, out of 10
4
Hours on a blotter
estimated from family and band
CAS number
yes
Supplier and trade synonyms
3
Constituent breakdown
not on file

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Described in words
every one
Impact rating out of 10
2125
Classified into an olfactive family
2,172
Carrying several families, in order
2,070
Sub-category assignments
9,899 across 229 pairs
A top / heart / base band
2,157
Hours on a blotter
898
CAS number
1,642
Supplier synonyms
5,888 names
Constituent breakdowns
739

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