Ethyl Propionate Aroma Chemical | Fruity Sweet Note

Product Name

Ethyl Propionate

CAS No.: 105-37-3

🟢 Difficulty: Beginner

⏳ Lasting: Low

🌸 Note: Top

Description

Ethyl Propionate is a highly volatile fruity ester with a sweet, fresh and slightly pineapple-like odor character. It has a light, bright quality that can give fragrance compositions an immediate fruity lift. Its volatility makes it particularly useful for creating fresh opening effects rather than providing substantial heart or base-note persistence.

In perfumery, Ethyl Propionate can be used in fruity, tropical and fresh accords where a light, sparkling fruit character is desired. It can complement pineapple, citrus and other fruity esters while helping create a more rounded fruit impression. Its relatively simple profile makes it most effective as a supporting material within a broader fruit accord rather than as the dominant fragrance character.

Odor Profile

• Fruity

• Sweet

• Fresh

• Pineapple-like

• Tropical

• Juicy

• Light

• Slightly solvent-like

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.05–0.2%

• General use: 0.2–2%

• High-impact accords: 2–5%

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

Works Well With

• Ethyl Butyrate

• Ethyl 2-Methyl Butyrate

• Ethyl Caproate

• Isoamyl Acetate

• Hexyl Acetate

• Allyl Amyl Glycolate

• Cis-3-Hexenyl Acetate

• Citral

• Lemon Oil

• Bergamot Oil

• Linalool

• Ethyl Maltol

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Candles

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

• Fruity Accords

• Tropical Accords

• Pineapple Accords

• Fresh Fragrances

• Citrus-Fruity Accords

Perfumers' Tip

Use Ethyl Propionate to give the opening of a fragrance a light, sparkling fruity lift. Combine it with Ethyl Butyrate and other fruity esters for a fuller tropical accord, or add citrus and green materials to create a fresher and more natural effect.