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Methyl butyrate

99%

Synonym(s):

3-Methylpropanoic acid methyl ester, Methyl butanoate, Methyl n-butyrate

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2COOCH3
CAS Number:
623-42-7
Molecular Weight:
102.13
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24854779
EC Number:
210-792-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1740743
MDL number:
MFCD00009391
Assay:
99%
Form:
liquid
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vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 30 °C)

assay

99%

form

liquid

expl. lim.

3.5 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.385 (lit.)

bp

102-103 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 60 part, alcohol: miscible, diethyl ether: soluble

density

0.898 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

SMILES string

CCCC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C5H10O2/c1-3-4-5(6)7-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

UUIQMZJEGPQKFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Methyl butyrate, one of the odorous compound present in different types of adhesive (hotmelt, vinyl acetate ethylene, starch, polyvinyl acetate and acrylic) used in food packaging, was identified by GC-O-MS (gas chromatography–mass spectrometry–olfactometry).

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pictograms

Flame
GHS02

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H225

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

53.0 °F

flash_point_c

11.67 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Regulatory Listings

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Group 4: Flammable liquids + Type 1 petroleums + Hazardous rank II + Water insoluble liquid

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Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

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Substances Subject to be Notified Names

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
SHBS4946
SHBR7985
SHBR9225
SHBR4817
SHBQ4215

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S H Sterri et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 34(15), 2779-2785 (1985-08-01)
A radiochemical assay for carboxylesterase based on the substrate methyl[1-14C]butyrate is described. The blank value corresponds to 1.04 micrograms (liver)-1.44 mg (plasma) of tissues with the highest and lowest activity respectively, which constitute the sensitivity of the method. The hydrolysis
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