1-ethoxyethyl acetate
CAS Number:    1608-72-6
 
So, it turns out that this molecule was one patented: not as an innocent melon aroma but as a real piece of perfumery history and technology. Melon ester, it turns out, can advantageously decompose into acetaldehyde, giving extended fresh notes for fruit (eg. apple, blackberry, blueberry, melon) or alcohol (whisky, rum, cognac, wine) accords.