Butyric acid propyl ester

Structural formula
General
Surname	Butyric acid propyl ester
other names	Propyl butanoate; Propyl butyrate;
Molecular formula	C 7 H 14 O 2
Brief description	colorless liquid with a sweet odor
External identifiers / databases
EC number	203-320-0
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.019
PubChem	7770
ChemSpider	7482
Wikidata	Q408216
properties
Molar mass	130.19 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.87 g cm −3
Melting point	−95.2 ° C
boiling point	143 ° C
solubility	almost insoluble in water
Refractive index	1.4001 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution
H and P phrases	H: 226
	P: 210-233-280-303 + 361 + 353-370 + 378-403 + 235
	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 propyl ester (more precisely: butyric acid n- propyl ester) is an ester of butyric acid (butanoic acid) and the alcohol 1-propanol , which smells like strawberries. It is a colorless liquid at room temperature. Butyric acid propyl ester has the empirical formula C ₇ H ₁₄ O ₂ .

Manufacturing

Butyric acid propyl ester can be made from 1-propanol and butyric acid , it is a propyl ester.

use

It is used in perfumes and as a flavoring agent.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Entry on propyl butyrate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .
↑ 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. 3-444.

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Entry on propyl butyrate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .

[CRC90_3_444-2] 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. 3-444.