Butyl salicylate Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-5.9°C

Boiling point:

268 °C (lit.)

Density 

1.08 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

1.5120

FEMA 

3650 | BUTYL SALICYLATE

Flash point:

134°C

pka

8.15±0.30(Predicted)

form 

liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. harsh clover ethyl benzoate

Odor Type

floral

Water Solubility 

2.8g/L(37 ºC)

JECFA Number

901

InChIKey

YFDUWSBGVPBWKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

LogP

3.83

CAS DataBase Reference

2052-14-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, butyl ester(2052-14-4)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, butyl ester (2052-14-4)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-22

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39-36

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

VO2000000

HS Code 

29182300

Toxicity

rat,LD50,oral,1700mg/kg (1700mg/kg),Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 16, Pg. 663, 1978.

MSDS

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Butyl salicylate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Butyl salicylate has a rough, herbaceous, chemical odor with a trace of wintergreen.

Occurrence

Reported found in mountain papaya.

Preparation

By direct esterification of n-butanol with salicylic acid under azeotropic conditions.

Definition

ChEBI: Butyl salicylate is a member of phenols and a benzoate ester. It is functionally related to a salicylic acid.

Aroma threshold values

Detection 5 to 7 ppb; Recognition 10 ppb

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 37, p. 6375, 1996 DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(96)01351-2

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