Butyl formate

C5H10O2CAS 592-84-7102.13 g/mol

OO
Ester

Properties

Molecular formula
C5H10O2
Molar mass
102.13 g/mol
Exact mass
102.0681 Da
Density
0.9 g/mL
Melting point
−90 °C
Boiling point
107 °C
Flash point
18 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
7.5 g/L (27 °C)
logP
0.96Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
26.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 2
Rotatable bonds
4

Hazards

Danger
Flammable (GHS02)Irritant (GHS07)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 607-017-00-8[1]), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264+P265, P271, P280, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P337+P317, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
592-84-7
SMILES
CCCCOC=O
InChIKey
NMJJFJNHVMGPGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H10O2/c1-2-3-4-7-5-6/h5H,2-4H2,1H3

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Names and synonyms

4 names
  • Formic acid, butyl ester
  • n-Butyl formate
  • Butyl methanoate
  • NSC 6969

Work with Butyl formate

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

Same formula

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