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53706

Methyl butyrate

certified reference material, TraceCERT®

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2COOCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
102.13
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
210-792-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1740743
MDL number:
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Quality Level

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 30 °C)

product line

TraceCERT®

grade

certified reference material, TraceCERT®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

3.5 %

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.385 (lit.)

bp

102-103 °C (lit.)

density

0.898 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

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.
This certified reference material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034. This CRM is traceable to primary material from an NMI, e.g. NIST or NMIJ.
Certified content by quantitative NMR incl. uncertainty and expiry date are given on the certificate.
Download your certificate at: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.

Application

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

Other Notes

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Legal Information

TraceCERT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany


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pictograms

Flame

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

57.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

14.0 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Authentication of feeding fats: classification of animal fats, fish oils and recycled cooking oils.
Van Ruth, S. M., et al.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 155.1, 65-73 (2010)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
53706-100MG04061832565521