Hexyl Propionate Aroma Chemical | Fresh Fruity & Green Note

Product Name

Hexyl Propionate

CAS No.: 2445-76-5

🟢 Difficulty: Beginner

⏳ Lasting: Low–Medium

🌸 Note: Top

Description

Hexyl Propionate is a fruity ester with a fresh, sweet and juicy character. It has pleasant fruity nuances with green, apple-like and mildly tropical facets, making it useful for creating bright and naturalistic fruit effects in fragrance compositions.

In perfumery, Hexyl Propionate is used in fruity, green, apple, pear and tropical accords. Its fresh and relatively volatile nature makes it particularly suitable for adding lift to the top of a fragrance. It can also help enhance the juicy character of fruit compositions when blended with other fruity esters and green materials.

Odor Profile

• Fruity

• Fresh

• Sweet

• Juicy

• Green

• Apple-like

• Pear-like

• Tropical

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.1–0.5%

• General use: 0.5–5%

• High-impact accords: 5–15%

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

Works Well With

• Hexyl Acetate

• Hexyl Isobutyrate

• Ethyl Butyrate

• Ethyl 2-Methyl Butyrate

• Cis-3-Hexenol

• Cis-3-Hexenyl Acetate

• Fructone

• Fructalate

• Granny Smith Apple

• Herbanate

• Linalool

• Bergamot Oil

• Lemon Oil

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Candles

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

• Fruity Accords

• Green Accords

• Apple Accords

• Pear Accords

• Tropical Fragrances

• Shampoo & Body Wash Fragrances

Perfumers' Tip

Use Hexyl Propionate for a fresh, juicy and green fruity lift. Combine it with Hexyl Acetate and Cis-3-Hexenol to create a crisp green-apple effect, or blend it with tropical fruity esters for a brighter and more energetic fruit accord.