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

Somewhat rough-herbaceous-chemical odor

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.

Uses

Butyl salicylate is used in perfume compositions as a modifier for higher esters of Salicylic acid. It produces a Fougere-like note with Coumarin and Lavandin - with or without Oakmoss - but not as attractive as the one obtainable with the Amylester. Blends well with the herbaceous oils, with Pine needle oils and related chemicals (Bornyl family), with Cedarwood producls and it gives good fixative effect along with the simple Nitromusks in low-cost perfumes.

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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