19358
Methyl butyrate
analytical standard
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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2COOCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
102.13
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
210-792-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1740743
MDL number:
grade
analytical standard
Quality Level
vapor density
3.5 (vs air)
vapor pressure
40 mmHg ( 30 °C)
assay
≥99.5% (GC)
shelf life
limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
expl. lim.
3.5 %
technique(s)
HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
refractive index
n20/D 1.385 (lit.), n20/D 1.388
bp
102-103 °C (lit.)
density
0.898 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
application(s)
cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care
format
neat
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 is a clear colourless liquid which is slightly soluble in water. It adds flavour and odour to fruits and flowers. It has a characteristic pineapple odour.
Application
It was used as reference material in analysing FAME from different fat classes using proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS).
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Danger
hcodes
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
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Authentication of feeding fats: classification of animal fats, fish oils and recycled cooking oils.
Van Ruth, S. M., et al.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 155.1, 65-73 (2010)
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
D Roy et al.
Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry, 15(17), 3839-3847 (2014-09-10)
An easily dispersible multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) derivative is prepared, and provides a platform for the synthesis of the phenyl butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) analog. The carbene addition reaction of MWCNTs makes derivatives that are less soluble in organic