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Ethyl butyrate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Butyric acid ethyl ester

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2C(O)OC2H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
116.16
Beilstein:
506331
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

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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Flame

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

78.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

26 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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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
Montserrat Mestres et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 54(5), 1814-1821 (2006-03-02)
The influence of gel texture on parameters such as positioning of food material in the oral cavity during mastication, and salivation, and their influence on aroma release in vivo was studied. Retronasal perception was followed by means of time-resolved sensory

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