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Octyl butyrate

≥98%, FG

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Synonym(s):
Octyl butanoate
Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2CO2(CH2)7CH3
CAS Number:
110-39-4
Molecular Weight:
200.32
FEMA Number:
2807
EC Number:
203-762-4
Council of Europe no.:
272
MDL number:
MFCD00048939
PubChem Substance ID:
24901186
Flavis number:
9.046
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

grade

FG
Halal
Kosher

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FDA 21 CFR 172.515

Assay

≥98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.425 (lit.)

bp

224 °C (lit.)

mp

−56 °C (lit.)

density

0.862 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

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food allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

creamy; green; oily; fruity; waxy; sweet

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCOC(=O)CCC

InChI

1S/C12H24O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8-9-11-14-12(13)10-4-2/h3-11H2,1-2H3

InChI key

PWLNAUNEAKQYLH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Octyl butyrate is one of the major constituents of the essential oils of Heracleum sphondylium subsp. Ternatum. It occurs naturally in the mature fruit of wild parsnip and muskmelon. Octyl butyrate is also a promising candidate as a lure for yellowjackets.

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Composition and biological activities of hogweed [Heracleum sphondylium L. subsp. ternatum (Velen.) Brummitt] essential oil and its main components octyl acetate and octyl butyrate.
Maggi F, et al.
Natural product research, 28(17), 1354-1363 (2014)
Octyl butyrate, an effective attractant for the yellowjacket.
Davis HG, et al.
Environmental Entomology, 1(5), 673-674 (1972)
Characterization of some volatile components of muskmelon fruit.
Kemp TR, et al.
Phytochemistry, 10(8), 1925-1928 (1971)
M J Carroll et al.
The Journal of heredity, 91(1), 68-71 (2000-03-30)
The aliphatic esters octyl acetate and octyl butyrate occur as major components of essential oils in the vittae, or oil tubes, of the wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa). We determined phenotypic variation and narrow-sense heritabilities of these octyl esters in wild

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