Fruity

Ethyl Acetate

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Ethereal pear-drop fruit with a solvent edge

Scent Profile

Ethyl acetate smells sweet, ethereal and fruity, like pear drops, pineapple and grape. A solvent edge runs through it and grows stronger as the dose rises, close to the smell of nail varnish. Behind the fruit sits a light liquor note of brandy and rum. It flashes off within minutes.

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Perfumers can use this material directly to make Ethyl Acetate.

Ethyl acetate brandy · ethereal · rummy

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Origin

Ethyl acetate is the smallest common fruity ester. It is a flammable, colourless liquid that is used widely as a solvent. In perfumery it serves both as a solvent and as a light fruity odorant.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use it as a brief top note to add lift and sparkle to the opening of a scent and to round off sharp top notes. It helps build green-fruit accords such as pear, enhances fruity and citrus accords, and gives liquor effects such as brandy and rum.