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19210

Butyric acid

puriss., ≥99.5% (GC)

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
88.11
EC Number:
203-532-3
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
906770
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vapor density

3.04 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.43 mmHg ( 20 °C)

grade

puriss.

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

824 °F

expl. lim.

10 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.398

bp

162 °C (lit.)

mp

−6-−3 °C (lit.)

density

0.964 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C4H8O2/c1-2-3-4(5)6/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,5,6)

InChI key

FERIUCNNQQJTOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N



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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

161.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

72 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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J J Mallo et al.
Journal of animal science, 90 Suppl 4, 227-229 (2013-02-13)
Three tests, 2 in vivo and 1 in vitro, were conducted to compare how 2 forms of protection of butyric acid (BA) affect its liberation along the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of piglets. The 2 forms of BA were vegetable fat-encapsulated
Naofumi Kaneko et al.
Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, 132(7), 849-853 (2012-07-14)
Antimicrobial agents occasionally cause certain adverse effects, such as diarrhea and loose stool, by altering the composition of the intestinal flora. Antibiotic-resistant lactic acid bacteria are used to prevent these adverse effects. Although these bacteria are not resistant to several
Mirosława Gałecka et al.
Polish journal of microbiology, 62(1), 91-95 (2013-07-09)
The aim of the study was evaluation of the correlation between the level of clinical activity of Crohn's disease (CD) and the number of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, total number of bacteria and the concentration of selected short chain fatty acids (SCFA)