Isobutyl salicylate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Isobutyl salicylate
other names	Isobutyl salicylate
Molecular formula	C 11 H 14 O 3
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 87-19-4 EC number 201-729-9 ECHA InfoCard 100.001.573 PubChem 6873 Wikidata Q2214311
properties
Molar mass	194.22 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	1.06 g cm −3
Melting point	5.9 ° C
boiling point	261 ° C
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 302 P: no P-phrases
Toxicological data	1560 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 .

Isobutyl salicylate or isobutyl salicylate is the isobutyl ester of salicylic acid . It is a colorless liquid that smells like clover and is not soluble in water and glycerine , but in ethanol and mineral oils .

presentation

Isobutyl salicylate can be prepared by esterifying salicylic acid with isobutanol in the presence of sulfuric acid as a catalyst .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Isobutyl salicylate data sheet from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 22, 2011 ( PDF ).
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Entry on isobutyl salicylate in the ChemIDplus database of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) .
3. ^ Association of authors: Organikum , 19th edition, Johann Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig · Berlin · Heidelberg 1993, ISBN 3-335-00343-8 , p. 420.