Butyric acid pentyl ester

Structural formula
General
Surname	Butyric acid pentyl ester
other names	Pentyl butyrate n -amyl butyrate Butanoic acid amyl ester Pentyl butanoate AMYL BUTYRATE ( INCI )
Molecular formula	C 9 H 18 O 2
Brief description	colorless liquid with a fruity odor
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 540-18-1 EC number 208-739-2 ECHA InfoCard 100.007.946 PubChem 10890 ChemSpider 10428 Wikidata Q419484
properties
Molar mass	158.24 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.87 g cm −3 (20 ° C)
Melting point	−73.2 ° C
boiling point	186.4 ° C
Vapor pressure	10 h Pa (20 ° C)
solubility	very heavy in water (0.54 g l −1 at 50 ° C)
Refractive index	1.4123 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 315-319-335 P: 261-305 + 351 + 338
Toxicological data	12200 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Butyric acid pentyl ester is an ester of butyric acid and 1-pentanol .

Occurrence

James Grieve apple

Butyric acid pentyl ester is one of the so-called fruit esters and occurs in apples.

Extraction and presentation

Pentyl butyrate can be prepared by esterification of butanoic acid and 1-pentanol with sulfuric acid are recovered as the catalyst.

use

Butyric acid pentyl ester is often added to foods that taste like apricots or contain apricots, but also to cigarettes as a flavoring substance . It is also used in the paint industry.

Related links

• 1-methyl butyl butyrate
• 2-methylbutyl butyrate

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on AMYL BUTYRATE in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on April 8, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Entry on pentyl butyrate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 9, 2019(JavaScript required) .
3. ↑ David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-418.
4. ↑ N-AMYL BUTYRATE , Cameo Chemicals , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .
5. ↑ External identifiers or database links for 1-methylbutylbutyrate : CAS number: 60415-61-4, EC number: 262-226-8, ECHA InfoCard: 100.056.552 , PubChem : 43263 , ChemSpider : 39430 , Wikidata : Q27285351 .
6. ↑ External identifiers of or database links to 2-methylbutylbutyrate : CAS number: 51115-64-1, EC number: 256-973-9, ECHA InfoCard: 100.051.777 , PubChem : 162627 , ChemSpider : 7507 , Wikidata : Q72484920 .