Citronensäuretri- n -butyl

Structural formula
General
Surname	Tri-n-butyl citric acid
other names	Tributyl citrate TBC
Molecular formula	C 18 H 32 O 7
Brief description	colorless and odorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 77-94-1 EC number 201-071-2 ECHA InfoCard 100,000,975 PubChem 6507 Wikidata Q1954892
properties
Molar mass	360.44 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	1.04 g cm −3
Melting point	−20 ° C
boiling point	169–171 ° C (at 1 hPa)
solubility	practically insoluble in water
Refractive index	1.445 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
Toxicological data	2900 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  mouse ,  ip )
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

Citronensäuretri- n -butyl is a chemical compound from the group of substituted Carbonsäureester .

properties

The compound is a colorless, odorless, flammable, hardly flammable liquid that is practically insoluble in water.

use

The compound is used to make other chemical compounds (such as acetyl tributyl citrate ). It has very similar properties to this and is also used as a plasticizer for PVC and other polymers.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Entry for CAS no. 77-94-1 in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 30, 2015(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Datasheet Tributyl citrate, ≥97.0% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on December 30, 2015 ( PDF ).
3. ↑ Jürgen Falbe, Manfred Regitz (ed.): CD Römpp Chemie Lexikon , Thieme, Stuttgart 1995.