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Ethyl butyrate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Butyric acid ethyl ester

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2C(O)OC2H5
CAS Number:
105-54-4
Molecular Weight:
116.16
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329766522
EC Number:
203-306-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
506331
MDL number:
MFCD00009394
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

200

vapor density

4 (vs air)

vapor pressure

15.5 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

865 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.392 (lit.), n20/D 1.393

bp

120 °C (lit.)

mp

−93 °C (lit.)

density

0.875 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCC(=O)OCC

InChI

1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-5-6(7)8-4-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3

InChI key

OBNCKNCVKJNDBV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Ethyl butyrate belongs to the class of esters and is generally employed as a flavor enhancer in commercial food products.

Application

Ethyl butyrate may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in orange essence oil samples and has been used as a reference standard for the determination of the analyte in dry and sweet white wines using different chromatography techniques.
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pictograms

Flame
GHS02

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H226

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

78.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

26 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCM2447
BCCK1521
BCCG5170
BCCC8033
BCBX5239

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Identification of aroma active compounds in orange essence oil using gas chromatography?olfactometry and gas chromatography?mass spectrometry
Hognadottir A and Rouseff.LR
Journal of Chromatography A, 998(1-2), 201-211 (2003)
Citrus Essential Oils: Flavor and Fragrance (2011)
Determination of esters in dry and sweet white wines by headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography
Rodriguez-Bencomo JJ, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 963(1-2), 213-223 (2002)
Barbara Cerf-Ducastel et al.
Physiology & behavior, 81(3), 389-396 (2004-05-12)
A protocol suited to the investigations of odor-taste interactions in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner is described and results that confirm the validity of that protocol are presented. Stimuli were dissolved in water and presented to the mouth
Geraldine Savary et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 54(3), 665-671 (2006-02-02)
Diffusion-ordered spectroscopy (DOSY)-pulsed field gradient (PGF) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was used to measure self-diffusion coefficients of aroma molecules in model fruit preparations. The impact of the sucrose content on aroma diffusion was specifically investigated, and the relationship with
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
371343-1G04061826662861
75563-5ML04061832908984
75563-1ML04061832908953

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