Octyl Acetate Aroma Chemical | Fresh Orange & Fruity Note

Product Name

Octyl Acetate

CAS No.: 112-14-1

🟢 Difficulty: Beginner

⏳ Lasting: Medium

🌸 Note: Top / Heart

Description

Octyl Acetate is a fruity ester with a distinctive sweet, fresh orange and citrus-like character. Its odor is bright and pleasant, with juicy fruity, slightly green and waxy nuances that give it a natural citrus-fruit impression. It is found naturally in various citrus oils and fruits and is widely appreciated for its clean, refreshing character.

In perfumery, Octyl Acetate is mainly used as a citrus and fruity modifier. It can enhance orange, mandarin and other citrus accords while adding juicy fruitiness and smoothness. Its relatively soft character also makes it useful for combining bright citrus materials with floral, green and fruity heart notes.

Octyl Acetate is particularly useful when creating fresh, accessible fragrance profiles where a natural orange-fruity effect is desired. It can be used on its own as a fruity accent or blended with other esters and citrus materials to build a more rounded fruit accord.

Odor Profile

• Sweet

• Orange-like

• Citrus

• Fruity

• Juicy

• Fresh

• Green

• Slightly waxy

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.10–0.50%

• General use: 0.50–3.00%

• High-impact accords: 3.00–10.00%

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

Works Well With

• Orange Oil

• Sweet Orange

• Mandarin Oil

• Bergamot Oil

• Lemon Oil

• Limonene

• Octanal

• Decanal

• Ethyl Butyrate

• Hexyl Acetate

• Linalool

• Geraniol

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Soap

• Body Care

• Shampoos

• Home Fragrance

• Candles

• Citrus Accords

• Fruity Accords

• Orange Accords

• Fresh Fragrances

Perfumers' Tip

Use Octyl Acetate to give citrus accords a juicy, sweet and natural orange-fruity character. Pair it with orange and mandarin oils for a fuller citrus effect, or combine it with other fruity esters for a more realistic fruit accord. It works particularly well in fresh top-note structures where brightness and smoothness are needed.