methyl butyrate
Product Description
| Product | methyl butyrate |
| CAS | 623-42-7 |
| Formula | C5H10O2 |
| Synonym | methyl butanoate, Butyric Acid Methyl Ester, Butanoic acid, methyl ester, Methyl butanoate |
Typical Product Specifications
| Density | 0.898 (204 c) |
| Assay | 98.00 to 100.00 % |
| Specific gravity | 0.89300 to 0.89900 @ 25.00 ยฐC |
| Pounds/Gallon | 7.431 to 7.481 |
| Boiling Point | 33.00 to 34.00 ยฐC. @ 50.00 mm Hg |
| Acid Value | 1.00 max. KOH/g |
| Flash Point | 53.00 ยฐF. TCC |
| logP (o/w) | 1.24 |
| Odor Type | fruity |
| Boiling Point | 102.00 to 103.00 ยฐC. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Vapor Density | 3.5 |
| Taste | Impacting, fusel, fruity and estry with a cultured dairy, acidic depth |
| Appearance | colorless clear liquid |
| Refractive Index | 1.38500 to 1.39000 @ 20.00 ยฐC |
| Vapor Pressure | 31.100000 mm/Hg @ 25.00 ยฐC |
| Odor | Pungent, etherial, fruity, perfumey and fusel with a fermented, cultured, creamy undernote |
| Melting Point | -95 c |
| Molecular weight | 102.14 |
| Color | colorless liquid |
| Solubility | about 60 parts water |
| Chemical Structure | ![]() |
| Notes | FEMA# 2693 This product has an applie like aroma with a banana-pineapple undertone Use: PERFUMING |
| Class | Flavor and Fragrance Chemical Compounds, Chemical Intermediates, Organic Intermediates and Compounds |
| Function | Chemical Intermediate, Fragrance, Flavor |
| Industry | Food Chemicals, Flavor & Fragrance, Organics, Flavor, Fragrance |

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