The natural occurrence of 1-phenylethyl acetate (styrallyl acetate) was confirmed in commercially available dried clove buds and also in the hydrodistilled oil from clove buds. This confirms previous reports and other anecdotal evidence for its occurrence in nature.
Keywords: 1-phenylethyl acetate; Syzygium aromaticum; alpha methyl benzyl acetate; clove; styrallyl acetate; volatile composition.