| Description | α-Methylbenzyl acetate has an intensive green odor suggestive of
gardenia with a bitter, acrid taste, interesting on dilution. May be
prepared by acetylation of methyl phenyl carbinol; from benzaldehyde by reacting with magnesium methyl bromide and subsequent acetylation; from 1-bromoethylbenzene and silver acetate in
acetic acid. |
| Chemical Properties | α-Methylbenzyl acetate has an intensive green odor suggestive of gardenia and a bitter, acrid taste, interesting on dilution. |
| Chemical Properties | CLEAR COLOURLESS TO PALE YELLOWISH LIQUID |
| Occurrence | Reported found in gardenia flower oil and avocado. |
| Uses | Perfumery, flavoring. |
| Uses | Styralyl Acetate is a freshening compound with Alkoxylated Phenols. |
| Definition | ChEBI: 1-Phenylethyl acetate is a carboxylic ester. It is functionally related to a benzyl alcohol. |
| Preparation | By acetylation of methyl phenyl carbinol; from benzaldehyde by reacting with magnesium methyl bromide and subse quent acetylation; from 1-bromoethylbenzene and silver acetate in acetic acid. |
| Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 12.0 ppm: fruity, berry, green, seedy and slightly nutty. |
| Synthesis Reference(s) | Journal of the American Chemical Society, 88, p. 1833, 1966 DOI: 10.1021/ja00960a057
Synthetic Communications, 8, p. 33, 1978 DOI: 10.1080/00397917808062180 |
| Flammability and Explosibility | Nonflammable |
| Metabolism | Although no published data exist on the metabolism of methylphenylcarbinyl acetate, it is likely that hydrolysis to the carbinol and acetic acid is the initial step. Williams (1959) reports studies in which 50% of a dose of (±)-methylphenylcarbinol given to rabbits was excreted as the glucuronide in the urine within 24 hr. There was some evidence of oxidation and demethylation, as mandelic and hippuric acids were found in the urine. Previously, El Masry, Smith |
