Ethyl-4-acetoxybutanoate

Ethyl acetoxy butanoate

Ethyl acetoxy butanoate

Chemical compound

Ethyl acetoxy butanoate (EAB) is a volatile chemical compound found as a minor component of the odour profile of ripe pineapples, though in its pure form it has a smell more similar to sour yoghurt.[1] It can be metabolized in humans into GHB, and thus can produce similar sedative effects.[citation needed]

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It is synthesised by the reaction of gamma-butyrolactone and ethyl acetate with sodium ethoxide.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Umano RP, Hagi Y, Nakahara K, Shoji A, Shibamoto T. Volatile constituents of green and ripened pineapple (Ananas comosus). J Agric Food Chem 1992; 40:599-603. doi:10.1021/jf00016a014
  2. [2]
    常温下4-乙酰氧基丁酸乙酯的催化合成方法. 1994. CN1047589C


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