CITRONELLYL BUTYRATE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-22.4°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

245 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.873 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor pressure 

10Pa at 25℃

refractive index 

n20/D 1.445(lit.)

FEMA 

2312 | CITRONELLYL BUTYRATE

Flash point:

>230 °F

Odor

at 100.00 %. sweet fruity floral tropical green geranium waxy

Odor Type

floral

Water Solubility 

1.63mg/L at 20℃

JECFA Number

65

LogP

6.2 at 25℃

CAS DataBase Reference

141-16-2(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

3,7-Dimethyl-6-octenyl butyrate (141-16-2)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

RH3430000

Toxicity

Both the oral LD₅₀ value in rats and the dermal LD₅₀ value in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Moreno, 1972).

MSDS

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CITRONELLYL BUTYRATE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Citronellyl butyrate has a strong, fruity and rose-like odor with sweet, plum-like taste.

Occurrence

Reported in Ceylon citronella oil, orange juice, tomato, passion fruit and juice.

Uses

Citronellyl butyrate is used in flavor compositions for imitation Apple, Banana, Cola, Honey, Pineapple, Plum, Prune, and in Rose and various floral types of flavor bases.

Preparation

By direct esterification of citronellol with butyric acid under azeotropic conditions or by treatment with butyric anhydride (Gildemeister & Hoffman, 1966).

Definition

ChEBI: Citronellyl butyrate is a carboxylic ester.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 30 ppm: fruity, sweet, waxy, green with perfume nuance

Flammability and Explosibility

Not classified

Synthesis

Citronellyl butyrate is prepared by direct esteritication of Citronellol with Butyric acid under azeotropic conditions, or with Butyric anhydride.

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