Benzyl isobutyrate

At a glance

A fruity-floral ester with a soft, sweet character used as a gentle fruity modifier in floral and fruity-gourmand compositions. It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
โš—๏ธ Synthetic
Origin
synthetic production
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Ester
CAS number
103-28-6
Profile
fruity, floral, slightly sweet
IFRA status
Not restricted
โ— drafted ยท last checked 2026-09-01