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Butyl acetate

ACS reagent, ≥99.5%

Linear Formula:
CH3COO(CH2)3CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
116.16
Beilstein:
1741921
EC Number:
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

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.)

SMILES string

CCCCOC(C)=O

InChI

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

InChI key

DKPFZGUDAPQIHT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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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.

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.

Packaging

100, 500 mL in glass bottle
1, 2, 2.5, 4, 4 L in glass bottle

Pictograms

FlameExclamation mark

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

80.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

27 °C - closed cup

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