Eli5 how were artificial flavors originally made

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Was thinking about this earlier when eating some jello. How did we create the flavor of something like all the different fruity flavors without there being any of the real thing in them? Appreciate the responses!

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If you mix and Alcohol + an Acid you get an Ester which is a flavour. What you get depends on the first two. Basic Chemistry.

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