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19358

Methyl butyrate

analytical standard

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2COOCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
102.13
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
210-792-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1740743
MDL number:
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 30 °C)

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

3.5 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.385 (lit.), n20/D 1.388

bp

102-103 °C (lit.)

density

0.898 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C5H10O2/c1-3-4-5(6)7-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

UUIQMZJEGPQKFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Methyl butyrate is a clear colourless liquid which is slightly soluble in water. It adds flavour and odour to fruits and flowers. It has a characteristic pineapple odour.

Application

It was used as reference material in analysing FAME from different fat classes using proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS).
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Flame

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

53.0 °F

flash_point_c

11.67 °C

ppe

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



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