Application of Acetophenone in flavors and fragrances
Acetophenone is also called Phenyl methyl ketone. Application of acetophenone in yield of flavors and fragrance is various. Acetophenone smells like hawthorn itself, and it can also be used to synthesize spice compounds such as styralyl acetate and styralyl propionate. For more properties of Acetophenone, you could find through the link :
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Styralyl acetate is a colorless or slightly yellowish liquid which smells like gardenia. Styralyl acetate works as flavoring agent, the fragrance smells like lily, hyacinth, lilac, jasmine, tuberose and other flowers. It also acts as the fragrance of peach, pineapple, apple, apricot and other fruits in food flavors, but in food flavors it can only be used in small amounts
The synthesize route of styralyl acetate with acetophenone as raw material is:
(1) Catalytic hydrogenation of acetophenone as raw material to synthesize α-phenylethanol
(2) α-Phenylethanol and acetic acid are esterified to synthesize threonyl acetate
Styralyl propionate smells fruity and the fragrance of gardenia and jasmine. It is mainly used in the fragrance formula of daily chemicals like shampoo.
The synthesize route of styralyl propionate with acetophenone as raw material is:
(1) Catalytic hydrogenation of acetophenone as raw material to synthesize α-phenylethanol
(2) α-Phenylethanol and propionic acid are esterified to synthesize threonyl acetate
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