What are the best smelling, worst smelling, and weirdest or interesting smelling organic compounds?
tert-butyl alcohol smells like camphor. I can't describe what camphor smells like, but it's like some traditional indian incense sh*t
here's a list of esters i've made in my home lab:
Formate esters
Ethyl formate (ethereal rum)
Isopentyl formate (cherry tart blackcurrant candy)
Acetate esters
methyl acetate (ethereal sweet fruity)
ethyl acetate (ethereal fruity sweet)
propyl acetate (pear)
isopropyl acetate (pear)
butyl acetate (apple)
isobutyl acetate (cherry)
(RS)-sec-butyl acetate (grape)
pentyl acetate (banana)
isopentyl acetate (banana candy)
hexyl acetate (green floral pear)
heptyl acetate (rum woody)
octyl acetate (orange mushroomy)
nonyl acetate (green herbal mushroomy)
Propionate esters
ethyl propionate (pineapple)
isopentyl propionate (real banana fruit)
Butyrate esters
Octyl butyrate (faint waxy pink slightly sweet)
Isobutyrate esters
(none)
Salicylate esters
methyl salicylate (rootbeer minty fresh wintergreen)
isopropyl salicylate (green leather floral)
butyl salicylate (blackberry)
tert-butyl alcohol smells like camphor. I can't describe what camphor smells like, but it's like some traditional indian incense sh*t
here's a list of esters i've made in my home lab:
Formate esters
Ethyl formate (ethereal rum)
Isopentyl formate (cherry tart blackcurrant candy)
Acetate esters
methyl acetate (ethereal sweet fruity)
ethyl acetate (ethereal fruity sweet)
propyl acetate (pear)
isopropyl acetate (pear)
butyl acetate (apple)
isobutyl acetate (cherry)
(RS)-sec-butyl acetate (grape)
pentyl acetate (banana)
isopentyl acetate (banana candy)
hexyl acetate (green floral pear)
heptyl acetate (rum woody)
octyl acetate (orange mushroomy)
nonyl acetate (green herbal mushroomy)
Propionate esters
ethyl propionate (pineapple)
isopentyl propionate (real banana fruit)
Butyrate esters
Octyl butyrate (faint waxy pink slightly sweet)
Isobutyrate esters
(none)
Salicylate esters
methyl salicylate (rootbeer minty fresh wintergreen)
isopropyl salicylate (green leather floral)
butyl salicylate (blackberry)
