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Usage

Uses

Used in Flavor and Fragrance Industry:
HEPTAN-3-YLACETATE is used as a flavoring agent for its strong powdery, floral rosy taste and dry herbaceous fruity finish. Its unique taste characteristics make it suitable for enhancing the flavor profiles of various food and beverage products.
HEPTAN-3-YLACETATE is also used as a fragrance ingredient for its powdery, floral geranium-like, fruity aroma with a fresh plum nuance. It can be incorporated into perfumes, cosmetics, and other personal care products to provide a pleasant and distinctive scent.
Used in Aromatherapy:
Due to its pleasant and calming aroma, HEPTAN-3-YLACETATE can be used in aromatherapy applications. It may help promote relaxation, reduce stress, and create a soothing atmosphere when used in diffusers or other aromatherapy devices.
Used in Research and Development:
HEPTAN-3-YLACETATE's unique sensory properties make it a valuable compound for research and development purposes. It can be used in the study of taste and aroma perception, as well as in the development of new products and formulations in the food, beverage, and fragrance industries.

Preparation

As cited in a U S patent, heptan-3-yl acetate is prepared from the reaction of diphenylmethyl 3-hydroxy-4-(4-toluenesul- fonyl)oxy-butyrate, 4-acetoxyazetidin-2-one, palladium acetate, triethyl amine and benzene.

InChI:InChI=1/C9H18O2/c1-4-6-7-9(5-2)11-8(3)10/h9H,4-7H2,1-3H3

Upstream product

• 142-82-5 n-heptane 
• 546-67-8 lead(IV) tetraacetate 
• 7601-90-3 perchloric acid 
• 761-70-6 3-heptyl hydroperoxide 
• 64-19-7 acetic acid 
• 108-24-7 acetic anhydride 
• 71032-67-2 cis-1,2-diethylcyclopropane 

Downstream Products

• 14686-13-6 (E)-hept-2-ene 
• 14686-14-7 trans-3-heptene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

New free-radical halogenations of alkanes, catalysed by N-hydroxyphthalimide. Polar and enthalpic effects on the chemo- and regioselectivity

Reactions of alkanes with different halogenating systems are compared in order to explore the reactivity of phthalimido-N-oxyl radical in hydrogen abstraction; the importance of polar effects is emphasised.

Alkane reaction with a mixture of nitric acid and acetic anhydride

Alkanes C6-C10 at 15-20°C react with a mixture of concentrated HNO3 and acetic anhydride to afford nitrates of secondary alcohols in the yield up to 70%. Acetates of secondary alcohols, acetates and nitrates of β-nitroalcohols form in small quantity. Isooctane reacts under milder conditions to give a nitrate of β-nitroalcohol.

Electrophilic Cleavage of Cyclopropanes. Acetolysis of Alkylcyclopropanes

The solvent kinetic hydrogen isotope effect showed that proton transfer is at least partially rate determining for the acetolysis of cyclopropanes which span a range of 1010 in reactivity.The energies and structures of protonated cyclobutanes were calculated and provide an explanation for the large difference in reactivity between cyclopropanes and cyclobutanes despite their similarity in enthalpies of reaction.The rates and products of acetolysis of a series of alkyl-substituted cyclopropanes were examined.The data, along with the results of ab initio calculations, indicate that for alkyl-substituted cyclopropanes, the protonated species is highly unsymmetrical.Cleavage of the cyclopropane ring always occurs so that the nucleophile becomes attached to the most substituted carbon, but the proton may attack either of the remaining carbons.Proton attack may lead to either retention or inversion of configuration depending on the orientation of the attacking proton with respect to the ring.

SELECTIVE OXIDATION OF n-ALKANES WITH LEAD TETRAACETATE

Alkanes, when treated with lead tetraacetate under thermal or photochemical conditions, undergo a slow but highly selective oxidation to form secondary acetates.