Butyl butyrate

C8H16O2CAS 109-21-7144.21 g/mol

OO
Ester

Properties

Molecular formula
C8H16O2
Molar mass
144.21 g/mol
Exact mass
144.1150 Da
Density
0.8711 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−91.5 °C
Boiling point
166 °C
Flash point
53.3 °C
logP
2.13Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
26.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 2
Rotatable bonds
5

Hazards

Warning
Flammable (GHS02)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
109-21-7
SMILES
CCCCOC(=O)CCC
InChIKey
XUPYJHCZDLZNFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-7-10-8(9)6-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

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Names and synonyms

10 names
  • Butanoic acid, butyl ester
  • Butyric acid, butyl ester
  • Butyl butanoate
  • n-Butyl butyrate
  • n-Butyl n-butyrate
  • 1-Butyl butyrate
  • Butyl butylate
  • n-Butyl butanoate
  • NSC 8458
  • Butyric acid n-butyl ester

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