Product Name

BENZYL PROPIONATE / BENZYL PROPANOATE

CAS No.: 122-63-4

🟢 Difficulty: Beginner

⏳ Lasting: Medium

🌸 Note: Heart

Description

Benzyl Propionate is a fragrance ester with a sweet, fruity-floral character and recognizable jasmine, pear, banana and pineapple nuances. It is a clear, colorless liquid and is widely used as a perfumery material. Symrise describes its odor profile as floral, jasmine, pear, banana and pineapple, while JECFA characterizes it as sweet and fruity-floral.

In perfumery, Benzyl Propionate is particularly useful as a floral and fruity modifier, especially in jasmine compositions. It can provide a softer, fruitier character than Benzyl Acetate and is useful for adding tropical sweetness to floral accords. It also fits naturally into pear, banana, pineapple and other fruity constructions.

The material is versatile enough for fine fragrance, oriental compositions and fruity-floral bases. Its moderate persistence allows it to contribute to the heart of a fragrance while helping connect brighter fruity notes with richer floral materials. Symrise lists a recommended use level of up to 5% for its fragrance ingredient grade.

Odor Profile

• Sweet

• Fruity

• Floral

• Jasmine-like

• Pear

• Banana

• Pineapple

• Tropical

• Soft and rounded

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.05–0.20%

• General use: 0.20–2.00%

• High-impact accords: 2.00–5.00%

These are formulation guidelines for perfumers and are not IFRA limits.

Works Well With

• Benzyl Acetate

• Benzyl Alcohol

• Benzyl Salicylate

• Benzyl Butyrate

• Benzyl Isovalerate

• Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol

• Hedione

• Linalool

• Allyl Hexanoate

• Hexyl Acetate

• Fructone

• Gamma-Undecalactone

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Jasmine Accords

• Floral Fragrance

• Fruity Fragrance

• Tropical Accords

• Soap

• Body Care

• Candles

• Home Fragrance

• Flavor Applications

Perfumers' Tip

Benzyl Propionate is particularly useful when a jasmine accord needs more fruity sweetness and tropical softness. It can also help make a floral composition feel rounder and less sharp.

For a tropical-fruity direction, combine it with Allyl Hexanoate, Hexyl Acetate and other fruity esters. For jasmine, pair it with Benzyl Acetate, Hedione, Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol and Benzyl Salicylate.