Characteristics:

CIS-3-HEXENOL (Leaf alcohol ) is one of the important fragrances of flower flavor, green flavor flavor, a flavor compound, colorless liquid, with elegant green aroma. Slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, propylene glycol and other organic solvents, often in the form of alcohol or ester in tea, tomato, osmanthus, jasmine, fragrant leaves, mint, violet and many other plants.

Application:

Leaf alcohol is widely used in the preparation of natural fresh flavor flavors such as banana, strawberry, citrus, rose grape, apple, etc. It is also used with acetic acid, valeric acid, lactic acid and other esters to change the taste of food, mainly used to suppress the sweet aftertaste of refreshing drinks and fruit juices.

Leaf alcohol has a strong aroma of fresh grass, is a popular clear flavor type of precious spices. Leaf alcohol and its esters are indispensable flavoring agents in the production of flavor.

In the cosmetics industry, leaf alcohol is used to prepare a variety of artificial essential oils similar to natural fragrances, such as lily of the valley type, clove type, oak moss type, peppermint type and lavender type essential oils, etc., can also be used to prepare a variety of flower flavor, so that artificial essential oils and fragrances with green fragrance. Leaf alcohol is also an important raw material for the synthesis of jasmonone and methyl jasmonate.