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Functions: strong, fruity banana or pear odor that is widely used to flavor foods, attract bees, and improve the smell of everything from perfumes to shoe polish. Isoamyl acetate is used in honey, butterscotch, artificial coffee, and beverages.
I love bananas !!! Go eat some, real tasty! Bananas are the best fruit.
Includes: Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen
Structural Formula: C7H14O2
Isoamyl Acetate is a ester molecule
Molecular weight: 130.19 g/mol
Functional groups: carbonyl
How is Isoamyl Acetate produced? - From a reaction between amyl alcohol and acetyl coenzyme. A catalyzed by the enzyme isoamyl alcohol acetyl transfer- ase11.
Structure ↑ Example ↑
FUN FACTS:
-When a bee stings, it leaves behind traces of isoamyl acetate at the site of the sting. The isoamyl acetate then attracts other bees to the same site, accounting for the tendency for an individual to receive multiple stings at the same point on his or her body.
-isoamyl acetate can be used to test gas masks
Identification of isoamyl acetate:
-Isoamyl acetate is naturally produced by ripening fruit like the banana plant
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