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E15701

Sigma-Aldrich

Ethyl butyrate

99%

Synonym(s):

Ethyl butanoate, Butyric acid ethyl ester

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2C(O)OC2H5
CAS Number:
105-54-4
Molecular Weight:
116.16
Beilstein:
506331
EC Number:
203-306-4
MDL number:
MFCD00009394
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24894421
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

4 (vs air)

vapor pressure

15.5 mmHg ( 25 °C)

Assay

99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

865 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.392 (lit.)

bp

120 °C (lit.)

mp

−93 °C (lit.)

density

0.875 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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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Application

Ethyl butyrate is a short-chain, fruit-flavored ester mainly generally used in food and pharmaceutical products.

Pictograms

Flame
GHS02

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H226

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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Esterification activity and operational stability of Candida rugosa lipase immobilized in polyurethane foams in the production of ethyl butyrate.
Pires-Cabral P, et al.
Biochemical Engineering Journal, 48(2), 246-252 (2010)
Short-chain flavour ester synthesis by immobilized lipase in organic media.
Manjon A, et al.
Biotechnology Letters, 13(5), 339-344 (1991)
Suhyoung Bahk et al.
BMC biology, 14(1), 83-83 (2016-10-01)
Like most animals, insects rely on their olfactory systems for finding food and mates and in avoiding noxious chemicals and predators. Most insect olfactory neurons express an odorant-specific odorant receptor (OR) along with Orco, the olfactory co-receptor. Orco binds ORs
Boriana Atanasova et al.
Chemical senses, 30(3), 209-217 (2005-03-03)
The qualitative perceptual interactions in three binary mixtures of wine odorants were studied: isoamyl acetate (fruity note)/whisky lactone (woody note), ethyl butyrate (fruity note)/whisky lactone (woody note) and ethyl butyrate (fruity note)/guaiacol (woody note). For each binary mixture, the perceived
Dieter Wicher et al.
Nature, 452(7190), 1007-1011 (2008-04-15)
From worm to man, many odorant signals are perceived by the binding of volatile ligands to odorant receptors that belong to the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family. They couple to heterotrimeric G-proteins, most of which induce cAMP production. This second messenger
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Protocols

Enzymatic Assay of Esterase

Objective: To standardize a procedure for the enzymatic determination of Esterase activity using Ethyl Butyrate as a substrate.

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