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Butyl acetate

ACS reagent, ≥99.5%

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Linear Formula:
CH3COO(CH2)3CH3
CAS Number:
123-86-4
Molecular Weight:
116.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352108
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329755968
EC Number:
204-658-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1741921
MDL number:
MFCD00009445
Grade:
ACS reagent
Assay:
≥99.5%
Technique(s):
tissue processing: suitable
Bp:
124-126 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
15 mmHg ( 25 °C)
8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

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Product Name

Butyl acetate, ACS reagent, ≥99.5%

InChI key

DKPFZGUDAPQIHT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

CCCCOC(C)=O

grade

ACS reagent

vapor density

4 (vs air)

vapor pressure

15 mmHg ( 25 °C)
8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.5%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

790 °F

expl. lim.

7.6 %

technique(s)

tissue processing: suitable

impurities

H2SO4, passes test (darkened)
≤0.0016 meq/g Titr. acid
≤0.1% water
≤0.2% C4H9OH

evapn. residue

≤0.001%

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.394 (lit.)

pH

6.2 (20 °C, 5.3 g/L)

bp

124-126 °C (lit.)

mp

−78 °C (lit.)

density

0.88 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

200

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Application

Butyl acetate has been used for the preparation of testicular tissue and cell cultures for immunohistochemical (IHC) and immunofluorescent (IF) staining.
Butyl acetate may be used to abstract aluminium-hydroxyquinolate complex from soil extracts for determining aluminium spectrophotometrically and by fluorimetry. It can also be used to abstract traces of gold from ores which is then determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry.

General description

Butyl acetate (BA, n-butyl acetate) is an ester commonly used as an organic solvent in cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries and as a flavoring agent in food industry. One of the methods reported for its synthesis is the esterification reaction between acetic acid and butanol catalyzed by expandable graphite (EG). The decomposition of butyl acetate by photocatalysis in gas phase has been studied using TiO2, Pt/TiO2 and WO3/TiO2 catalysts. BA is a probable biofuel additive.
Butyl acetate is a butyl ester of acetic acid. It exists in four isomeric forms: butyl acetate, sec-butyl acetate, isobutyl acetate and tert-butyl acetate. It is a colorless pleasant smelling liquid.
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pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H226,H336

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

supp_hazards

EUH066

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

80.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

27 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

危险化学品
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Determination of trace gold in ores by butyl acetate extraction and flame atomic absorption spectrometry.
Shan XG and Lin YF.
Metallurgical Analysis, 3, 016-016 (2011)
Liquid-liquid equilibria for ternary systems acetic acid+ n-butyl acetate+ hydrocarbons at 293.15K.
Romain R, et al.
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 356, 264-270 (2013)
Catalytic Behaviors of Expansible Graphite in the Synthesis of Butyl Acetate.
Pang XY.
Journal of Chemistry, 9(4), 1816-1822 (2012)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 154-154 (1994)
The spectrophotometric and fluorometric determination of aluminum with 8-hydroxyquinoline and butyl acetate extraction.
Bloom PR, et al.
Soil Science Society of America Journal. Soil Science Society of America, 42(5), 713-716 (1978)
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