OCTYL BUTYRATE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-56 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

224 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.862 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.425(lit.)

FEMA 

2807 | OCTYL BUTYRATE

Flash point:

218 °F

Odor

at 100.00 %. fresh waxy fruity green oily earthy creamy natural jasmin

Odor Type

fruity

JECFA Number

155

LogP

4.96

CAS DataBase Reference

110-39-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Butanoic acid, octyl ester (110-39-4)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

MSDS

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OCTYL BUTYRATE Usage And Synthesis

Description

Octyl butyrate has a green, herbaceous odor remotely reminiscent of orange but more so of galbanum and parsley with a sweet, melon-like flavor. It may be synthesized from n-octanol and butyric acid in the presence of HCl.

Chemical Properties

Octyl butyrate has a green, herbaceous odor remotely reminiscent of orange, but more so of galbanum and parsley and a sweet, melon-like flavor.

Occurrence

Reported found in the essential oil of Heracelum villosum Fisch. and from the fruits of Pastinaca sativa. Also reported found in fresh apple, orange juice, melon, strawberry fruit, beer, purple passion fruit juice, purple passion fruit, yellow passion fruit, fresh plums, mountain papaya and okra.

Preparation

From n-octanol and butyric acid in the presence of HCl.

Definition

ChEBI: Octyl butanoate is a carboxylic ester.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 8.2 ppm

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: waxy, fruity and green with a sweet, creamy nuance.

General Description

Octyl butyrate is one of the major constituents of the essential oils of Heracleum sphondylium subsp. Ternatum. It occurs naturally in the mature fruit?of wild parsnip and muskmelon. Octyl butyrate is also a promising candidate as a lure for yellowjackets.

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• LAURIC ANHYDRIDE
• OLEIC ANHYDRIDE
• Cholesteryl myristate
• Cholesteryl palmitate
• Cholesteryl linoleate
• CHOLESTERYL STEARATE
• BEHENIC ANHYDRIDE
• Cholesteryl pelargonate
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• STEARIC ANHYDRIDE
• Palmitic anhydride
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