Natural Ethyl butyrate is an ester soluble in propylene glycol, paraffin oil, and kerosene.
Product Name: |
Natural Ethyl butyrate |
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CAS: |
105-54-4 |
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MF: |
C6H12O2 |
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MW: |
116.16 |
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EINECS: |
203-306-4 |
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Mol File: |
105-54-4.mol |
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Natural Ethyl butyrate Chemical Properties |
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Melting point |
-93.3 °C |
Boiling point |
120 °C(lit.) |
density |
0.875 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
vapor density |
4 (vs air) |
vapor pressure |
15.5 mm Hg ( 25 °C) |
FEMA |
2427 | ETHYL BUTYRATE |
refractive index |
n20/D 1.392(lit.) |
Fp |
67 °F |
storage temp. |
Flammables area |
solubility |
Soluble in propylene glycol, paraffin oil, and kerosene. |
form |
Liquid |
color |
Clear colorless |
Odor |
Like apple or pineapple. |
Odor Threshold |
0.00004ppm |
Water Solubility |
practically insoluble |
JECFA Number |
29 |
Merck |
14,3775 |
BRN |
506331 |
Stability: |
Stable. Flammable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, acids, bases. |
InChIKey |
OBNCKNCVKJNDBV-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
CAS DataBase Reference |
105-54-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |
NIST Chemistry Reference |
Butanoic acid, ethyl ester(105-54-4) |
EPA Substance Registry System |
Ethyl butyrate (105-54-4) |
Hazard Codes |
Xi |
Risk Statements |
10-36/37/38 |
Safety Statements |
16-26-36 |
RIDADR |
UN 1180 3/PG 3 |
WGK Germany |
1 |
RTECS |
ET1660000 |
Autoignition Temperature |
865 °F |
TSCA |
Yes |
HazardClass |
3 |
PackingGroup |
III |
HS Code |
29156000 |
Hazardous Substances Data |
105-54-4(Hazardous Substances Data) |
Toxicity |
LD50 orally in rats: 13,050 mg/kg (Jenner) |
Description |
Ethyl butyrate is an ester soluble in propylene glycol, paraffin oil, and kerosene. It has a fruity odor, similar to pineapple. Ethyl butyrate is present in many fruits e.g. apple, apricot, banana, plum, tangerine etc. |
Description |
Ethyl butyrate, also known as ethyl butanoate, or butyric ether, is an ester with the chemical formula CH3CH2CH2COO.CH2CH3.It is soluble in propylene glycol, paraffin oil, and kerosene.It has a fruity odor, similar to pineapple. |
Chemical Properties |
Ethyl Butyrate occurs in fruits and alcoholic beverages, but also in other foods such as cheese. It has a fruity odor, reminiscent of pineapples. Large amounts are used in perfume and in flavor compositions. |
Chemical Properties |
Ethyl butyrate is a colorless liquid. Pineapple odor. The Odor Threshold is 0.015 ppm. |
Chemical Properties |
colourless liquid with a fruity odour |
Chemical Properties |
Ethyl butyrate has a fruity odor with pineapple undertone and sweet, analogous taste. |
Occurrence |
Identified by gas chromatography in olive oil and other vegetable oils. Reported found in apple, banana, citrus peel oils and juices, cranberry, blueberry, black currants, guava, grapes, papaya, strawberry, onion, leek, cheeses, chicken, beef, beer, cognac, rum, whiskies, cider, sherry, grape wines, coffee, honey, soybeans, olives, passion fruit, plums, mushroom, mango, fruit brandies, kiwifruit, mussels and pawpaw. |
Uses |
It is commonly used as artificial flavoring resembling orange juice or pineapple in alcoholic beverages (e.g. martinis, daiquiris etc.), as a solvent in perfumery products, and as a plasticizer for cellulose. In addition, ethyl butyrate is often also added to orange juice, as most associate its odor with that of fresh orange juice. |
Uses |
manufacture of artificial rum; perfumery; the alcoholic solution constitutes the so-called "pineapple oil". |
Aroma threshold values |
Detection: 0.1 to 18 ppb Description Uses ReferencesNatural Ethyl butyrate Basic information |