Note Profile
Pear Ester is a synthetic ester renowned for its intensely realistic ripe Williams pear aroma. It delivers juicy green freshness with waxy undertones and subtle melon nuances. Primarily used as a top-to-heart note booster in fruity and green compositions.
Pear Ester opens with a bright, diffusive burst of wet, juicy pear flesh and skin, featuring crisp green freshness and ethereal lift. It evolves into a waxy, softly sweet drydown with subtle tropical melon and apple-like facets, maintaining transparency without creaminess or warmth. The profile is highly tenacious on blotters, lasting over 48 hours, with a natural fruit authenticity that distinguishes it from simpler esters.
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
Ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate; real, not held. The material that would realise this note is ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate; we do not hold it, so this edge names the gap rather than asserting a reconstruction.
Pear Ester, chemically ethyl (2E,4Z)-2,4-decadienoate (CAS 3025-30-7), occurs naturally in trace amounts in Bartlett pears, apples, quince, and pear brandy, acting as a character-impact compound. It is synthetically produced for perfumery due to its potency and consistency. Suppliers like Bedoukian and Fraterworks offer it as a clear liquid for fragrance applications.
Perfumers employ Pear Ester at 0.1-1% as a top-to-heart modifier to impart authentic juicy pear character, often paired with hexyl acetate for waxy-green support. It enhances apple, melon, and quince accords, bridges to white florals like freesia, green leaves, and citrus like bergamot. Common in fresh fruity-floral, green, and modern gourmand compositions for its diffusion and tenacity.
A selection of reviewed perfumes where Pear Ester appears prominently.
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