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. 2021 Sep 2;10(9):2070. doi: 10.3390/foods10092070

Table 2.

List of volatile organic compounds reported to be desorbed from cork into wine or wine model solution.

Compound CAS Odor Descriptor References
Alcohols
3-Methyl-1-butanol 123-51-3 Whiskey a [59]
1-Octen-3-ol 3391-86-4 Mushrooms a [59]
1-Octanol 111-87-5 Wax a [59]
Benzyl alcohol Roses, almond [60]
Geosmin 19700-21-1 Earth, musty [58,59]
Isobutanol 78-83-1 Flowery, anise [53]
Phenylethyl alcohol 60-12-8 Flowers, honey [60]
Aldehydes
Propanal 123-38-6 Fruity, fresh green b [52]
Butanal 123-72-8 Fruity, burnt, sweet b [52]
Pentanal 110-62-3 Dry fruit, nutty [52]
Hexanal 66-25-1 Grass, herbaceous b [52,61]
Heptanal 111-71-7 Fatty, rancid b [52,61]
Octanal 124-13-0 Lemon [52,53,61]
Nonanal 124-19-6 Herbal, citrus b [52,61]
Decanal 112-31-2 Fruity, citrus b [52,61]
Undecanal 112-44-7 Citrus, floral c [52]
2-Propenal 107-02-8 Almond, cherry c [52]
(E)-2-Butenal 123-73-9 Flower c [52]
(E)-2-Pentenal 1576-87-0 Fruity, green c [52]
(E)-2-Hexenal 6728-26-3 Almond, fruity c [52]
(E)-2-Heptenal 18829-55-5 Fatty, green c [52]
(E)-2-Octenal 2548-87-0 Fatty, herbal c [52]
(E)-2-Nonenal 18829-56-6 Green, cucumber c [52,60]
(E)-2-Decenal 3913-81-3 Fatty, oily c [52]
2-Methyl-1-propanal 78-84-2 Fruity, malty b [52]
2-Methyl-1-butanal 96-17-3 Almond, nutty c [52]
3-Methyl-1-butanal 590-86-3 Fruity, cheesy b [52]
Benzaldehyde 100-52-7 Bitter almonds b [52,61]
Phenylacetaldehyde 122-78-1 Floral, honey b [52]
Benzenoids
o-Cymene 527-84-4 - [61]
Naphthalene 91-20-3 Pungent, tarry c [61]
Guaiacol 90-05-1 Phenolic, spicy [53,59,62]
4-Vinylguaiacol 7786-61-0 Wood, spice, curry [60]
Methyl guaiacol 91-16-7 Leather, spicy d [62]
Eugenol 97-53-0 Spice, cloves, honey [60]
Isoeugenol 97-54-1 Carmination [60]
Cerulignol 2785-87-7 Spicy [60]
2,4,6-Trichloroanisole (TCA) 87-40-1 Musty, earthy, moldy [54,56,58,59,62,63]
m-Cresol 108-39-4 Leather [53]
Vanillin 121-33-5 Vanillin [53,60]
Methyl vanillate 3943-74-6 Vanillin [53]
Pyrazines
MDMP - Musty, dusty [58]
IPMP 25773-40-4 Green, vegetative [58]
IBMP 24683-00-9 Green bell pepper [58]
Dicarbonyls
Diacetyl 431-03-8 Buttery, cream [52,53]
Glyoxal 107-22-2 - [52]
Methylglyoxal 78-98-8 - [52]
Ketones
Propan-2-one 67-64-1 Apple, ethereal c [52]
2-Butanone 78-93-3 Fruity, acetone b [52]
3-Methyl-2-butanone 563-80-4 Camphor c [52]
2-Pentanone 107-87-9 Fruity b [52]
2-Hexanone 591-78-6 Ether c [52]
2-Heptanone 110-43-0 Fruity, herbal c [52]
3-Penten-2-one 625-33-2 Fishy, phenolic c [52]
4-Heptanone 123-19-3 Fruity, sweet c [52]
2-Cyclohexen-1-one 930-68-7 Green, roasted c [52]
6-Methyl-5-heptanone 13019-20-0 Fruity, green c [52]
2-Octanone 111-13-7 Bitter, earthy c [52]
2-Nonanone 821-55-6 Fresh, herbal c [52]
2-Decanone 693-54-9 Fatty, floral c [52]
2-Undecanone 112-12-9 Fresh, floral c [52]
1-Octen-3-one 4312-99-6 Mushroom [53]
Acids
Octanoic acid 124-07-2 Coconut, rancid, cheese [60]
Vanillic acid 121-34-6 Vanilla [60]
Nonanoic acid 112-05-0 Wax, dry, fatty [60]
Dodecanoic acid 143-07-7 Coconut, fatty, metallic [60]
Benzeneacetic acid 103-82-2 Honey, fruity, sour [60]
Furans
Furfural 98-01-1 Toasty, caramel b [52,60]
5-Methyl-2-furfural 620-02-0 Spicy, toasty b [52]
Esters
Ethyl hexanoate 123-66-0 Fruity, brandy b [61]
Ethyl heptanoate 106-30-9 Fruity, nutty b [61]
Ethyl nonanoate 123-29-5 Fruity, waxy c [61]
Fenchyl acetate 13851-11-1 Citrus, herbal c [61]
Isobornyl acetate 125-12-2 Herbal, woody c [61]
Ethyl isobutyrate 97-62-1 Fruity, strawberry [53]
Ethyl 2-methylbutyrate 7452-79-1 Fruity, green apple [53]
Ethyl isovalerate 108-64-5 Fruity, anise [53]
3-Methylbutyl acetate 123-92-2 Fruity, anise [53]
Ethyl butyrate 105-54-4 Fruity [53]
Butyl acetate 123-86-4 Grass [53]
Monoterpenes
α-Pinene 80-56-8 Minty c [52,61]
Camphene 79-92-5 Herbal, woody c [61]
β-Pinene 80-56-8 Green, hay c [61]
1,4-Cineole 470-67-7 Minty, pine c [52,61]
Citronellol 106-22-9 Citrus, floral c [62]
α-Terpinene 99-86-5 Citrus, herbal c [52,61]
Limonene 5989-54-8 Lemon, orange c [52,61,62]
Eucalyptol 470-82-6 Mint, herbal c [52,61]
Terpinolene 586-62-9 Pine, woody c [61,62]
Fenchone 1195-79-5 Earthy, herbal c [52,61]
Fenchol 1632-73-1 Lemon, pine c [52,61,62]
α-Campholenal 4501-58-1 Green, leafy c [61]
L-Camphor 464-49-3 Camphor c [52,60,61,62]
trans-β-Terpineol 7299-40-3 - [61]
trans-3-Pinanone 547-60-4 Spicy c [61]
Isoborneol 124-76-5 Herbal, woody c [52,61]
2-Methylisoborneol 2371-42-8 Musty, muddy [58]
L-Borneol 464-45-9 Camphor, anise [52,53,61,62]
2-Methylisoborneol 2371-42-8 Earth, musty a [59]
cis-3-Pinanone 15358-88-0 Camphoreous, cedar c [52,61]
α-Terpineol 98-55-5 Floral, mint c [52,53,61]
1-Terpineol 7785-53-7 Floral, lilac c [52]
4-Terpineol 562-74-3 Earth, musty c [52,61]
Linalool 78-70-6 Flowery, muscat [53,62]
cis-Linalool oxide 11063-77-7 Earthy, sweet c [52]
L-(-)-Menthol 2216-51-5 Minty, peppermint c [52]
2-Pinen-4-one 18309-32-5 Menthol c [52]
Sesquiterpenes
α-Copaene 3856-25-5 Spice, woody c [61]
D-Longifolene 475-20-7 Rose, sweet c [61]
β-Cadinene 523-47-7 Green, woody c [61]
L-Calamenene 483-77-2 Herb, spice c [61]
Eremophila ketone 158930-41-7 - [61]

a, b, c, d According to [59], [64], [65] and [66], respectively. - Not available.