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Methyl butyrate

99%

Synonym(s):

3-Methylpropanoic acid methyl ester, Methyl butanoate, Methyl n-butyrate

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2COOCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
102.13
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1740743
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

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vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 30 °C)

assay

99%

form

liquid

expl. lim.

3.5 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.385 (lit.)

bp

102-103 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 60 part
alcohol: miscible
diethyl ether: soluble

density

0.898 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

SMILES string

CCCC(=O)OC

InChI

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

InChI key

UUIQMZJEGPQKFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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assay

99%

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

assay

≥98%

assay

≥98%

solubility

water: soluble 60 part, diethyl ether: soluble, alcohol: miscible

solubility

-

solubility

-

solubility

-

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

400

Quality Level

400

bp

102-103 °C (lit.)

bp

102-103 °C (lit.)

bp

102-103 °C (lit.)

bp

102-103 °C (lit.)

density

0.898 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

0.898 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

0.898 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

0.898 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

form

liquid

form

-

form

-

form

-

General description

Methyl butyrate, one of the odorous compound present in different types of adhesive (hotmelt, vinyl acetate ethylene, starch, polyvinyl acetate and acrylic) used in food packaging, was identified by GC-O-MS (gas chromatography–mass spectrometry–olfactometry)[1].

pictograms

Flame

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

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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