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Ethyl formate is a simple aliphatic ester that is full of benefits and concerns. It’s a clear, slightly oily liquid with a pleasant, rumlike odor and the flavor of raspberries.
Ethyl formate happens to be responsible for the flavor of raspberries (it also smells like rum). Space tastes like raspberries! What a downright delightful thing for space to taste like.
When we examine ethyl formate on an even larger scale, we get the weird twist — way out in space, a cloud of gas is laden with ethyl formate, which means it smells like rum and tastes like berries.
The very centre of our galaxy? There you'll find Ethyl formate, a compound commonly found in fruit, and which probably smells, at best, like rum, and at worst, like nail polish remover.
Scientists have detected two of the most complex molecules yet discovered in interstellar space: ethyl formate and n-propyl cyanide. Their computational models of interstellar chemistry also ...
Ethyl formate (EF) has emerged as a promising fumigant in the realm of pest control, offering an environmentally sustainable alternative to conventional chemicals such as methyl bromide. Owing to ...
In 2009, astronomers at the IRAM telescope in Spain discovered that the dust cloud contains ethyl formate, a delicious organic molecule that smells like booze and is tastes like raspberries.
The smell of rum and raspberries has previously been connected to the chemical compound ethyl formate, which was found in a vast dust cloud at the centre of our galaxy.
The cloud contains ethyl formate, an ester that helps give raspberries their taste—and reportedly smells like rum. It seems, then, that the center of our galaxy may taste and smell like ...
Ethyl acetate is one of the simplest carboxylate esters. (Former Molecule of the Week methyl formate is the simplest.) The colorless liquid has a sweet, fruity odor that most people find pleasant.