BUTYL VALERATE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-92.8°C

Boiling point:

186-187 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.868 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

FEMA 

2217 | BUTYL VALERATE

refractive index 

n20/D 1.412(lit.)

Flash point:

152 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet fruity pineapple green raspberry tropical

Odor Type

fruity

Water Solubility 

83.87mg/L(25 ºC)

JECFA Number

160

LogP

3.32

CAS DataBase Reference

591-68-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Pentanoic acid, butyl ester (591-68-4)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

10-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

16-26-36

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

2915600000

MSDS

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BUTYL VALERATE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Characteristic fruity (apple-raspberry) odor and corresponding sweet taste.

Occurrence

Reported found in fresh apple, bananas, blackberry, plum, whiskey, malt and Bourbon vanilla.

Preparation

By esterification of the acid with n-butyl alcohol in the presence of concentrated H2SO2 at the boil.

Definition

ChEBI: Butyl pentanoate is a fatty acid ester.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: sweet, pineapple, fruity, banana, ripe and tutti-frutti.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron, 49, p. 8169, 1993 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)88036-4

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• Span 60
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• LAURIC ANHYDRIDE
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