Butyl butyrate
ALDRICH/281964 - 98%
Synonym: 1-Butyl butyrate; Butyl butanoate; Butyric acid n-butyl ester; n-Butyl butanoate; n-Butyl butyrate; n-Butyl n-butyrate
CAS Number: 109-21-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C8H16O2
Molecular Weight: 144.21
EC Number: 203-656-8
MDL Number: MFCD00009450
Linear Formula: CH3CH2CH2COO(CH2)3CH3
Product Type: Chemical
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| assay | 98% |
| bp | 164-165 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.869 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | liquid |
| functional group | ester |
| InChI | 1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-7-10-8( |
| InChI key | XUPYJHCZDLZNFP-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | CCCCOC(=O)CCC |
| Application: | Butyl butyrate can be used as a reactant to synthesize: • N • -(Phenylmethyl)butanami • Cyclohexyl butyrate by acylation reaction with cyclohexanol using a ruthenium pincer PNN complex catalyst. • Butyl ether by triiron dodecacarbonyl catalyzed hydrosilylation reaction. |
| General description: | Butyl butyrate is an ester present in pineapple flavor and is very important for the food and beverages industries. Kinetcis of butyl butyrate synthesis by enzymatic esterification and trans-esterification in supercritical carbon dioxide with a lipase, Novozym 435 has been reported. |
| Packaging: | 1 L in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 250 mL in glass bottle |
| Symbol |  GHS02 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H226 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 |
| Risk Statements | 10 |
| RIDADR | UN 3272 3 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | 127.4 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 53 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | 98% |
| bp | 164-165 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.869 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |