| Preferred name | butyl stearate |
| Trivial Name | Butyl stearate |
| Short Description | stearic acid, butyl ester |
| Formula | C22 H44 O2 |
| CAS Number | 123-95-5 |
| Deleted CAS Number | 8047-75-4 |
| FEMA Number | 2214 |
| Flavis Number | 9.246 |
| ECHA Number | 204-666-5 |
| FDA UNII | 6Y0AI5605C |
| Nikkaji Number | J10.059E |
| Beilstein Number | 1792866 |
| MDL | MFCD00026669 |
| COE Number | 2189 |
| xLogP3-AA | 9.80 (est) |
| Bio Activity Summary | External link |
| NMR Predictor | External link |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 184 butyl stearate |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 123-95-5 ; BUTYL STEARATE |
| Synonyms |
|
| Google Scholar | Start search |
| Google Books | Start search |
| Google Patents | Start search |
| Perfumer & Flavorists | Start search |
| EU Patents | Start search |
| PubMeb | Start search |
| NCBI | Start search |
| butyl octadecanoate | |
| NIST Chemistry WebBook: | Search Inchi |
| Canada Domestic Sub. List: | 123-95-5 |
| Pubchem (cid): | 31278 |
| Pubchem (sid): | 134974893 |
| (IUPAC): | Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011 (pdf) |
| Videos: | The Periodic Table of Videos |
| tgsc: | Atomic Weights use for this web site |
| (IUPAC): | Periodic Table of the Elements |
| FDA Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS): | View |
| FDA Indirect Additives used in Food Contact Substances: | View |
| CHEBI: | View |
| KEGG (GenomeNet): | D10681 |
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | HMDB40290 |
| FooDB: | FDB020011 |
| Export Tariff Code: | 2915.70.0150 |
| FDA Listing of Food Additive Status: | View |
| VCF-Online: | VCF Volatile Compounds in Food |
| ChemSpider: | View |
| Formulations/Preparations: grades: technical cosmetic, chemically pure. | |
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Molecular weight | 340.5910949707 |
| Acid Value | 5 max KOH/g |
| Vapor Pressure | 6.0E-6 mmHg @ 25 °C |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 148.89 °C TCC |
| logP (o/w) | 9.956 est |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| ether | Yes |
| mineral oil | Yes |
| vegatable oil | Yes |
| water, 1700 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp) | Yes |
| Odor Type: Fatty | |
| fatty, oily | |
| Odor strength | low |
| General comment | At 100.00 %. mild fatty oily |
| (data available) |
| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Banana , Mimosa |
| Other purposes | Emollients , Skin conditioning |
| Cosmetic purposes | Fragrance , Skin conditioning , Skin conditioning - emollient |
| Preferred SDS: View | |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| Xi - Irritant | |
| R 36/38 - Irritating to skin and eyes. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 36 - Wear suitable protective clothing. | |
| Hazards identification | |
| Classification of the substance or mixture | |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) | |
| None found. | |
| GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements | |
| Pictogram | |
| Hazard statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| oral-rat LD50 32000 mg/kg (Smith, 1953) intraperitoneal-rat LD50 > 32000 mg/kg "Practical Toxicology of Plastics," Lefaux, R., Cleveland, OH, Chemical Rubber Co., 1968Vol. -, Pg. 323, 1968. oral-rat LD50 32000 mg/kg International Polymer Science and Technology. Vol. 3, Pg. 93, 1976. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| subcutaneous-rat LD50 > 32000 mg/kg "Practical Toxicology of Plastics," Lefaux, R., Cleveland, OH, Chemical Rubber Co., 1968Vol. -, Pg. 323, 1968. | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Category: | |||
| solvents/deluents for cosmetic, flavor and/or fragrance agents | |||
| RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search | |||
| IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice | |||
| Recommendation for butyl stearate usage levels up to: | |||
| 15.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate. | |||
| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 5.10 (μg/capita/day) | ||
| Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). | |||
| The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library | |||
| publication number: 3 | |||
| Click here to view publication 3 | |||
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm | ||
| baked goods: | - | 340.00000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 1.00000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | 5.00000 | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | 330.00000 | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 2.00000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 2.00000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | - | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | 190.00000 | |
| imitation dairy: | - | - | |
| instant coffee / tea: | - | - | |
| jams / jellies: | - | - | |
| meat products: | - | - | |
| milk products: | - | - | |
| nut products: | - | - | |
| other grains: | - | - | |
| poultry: | - | - | |
| processed fruits: | - | - | |
| processed vegetables: | - | - | |
| reconstituted vegetables: | - | - | |
| seasonings / flavors: | - | - | |
| snack foods: | - | - | |
| soft candy: | - | - | |
| soups: | - | - | |
| sugar substitutes: | - | - | |
| sweet sauces: | - | - | |
| European Food Safety Athority(EFSA):Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies... |
| European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s): |
| Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to the 14th list of substances for food contact materials View page or View pdf |
| Flavouring Group Evaluation 2, Revision 1 (FGE.02) : Branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and related esters of primary alcohols and straight-chain carboxylic acids and one straight-chain aldehyde from chemical groups 1 and 2 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
| EPI System: View |
| AIDS Citations:Search |
| Cancer Citations:Search |
| Toxicology Citations:Search |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):123-95-5 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :31278 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| WGK Germany:1 |
| butyl octadecanoate |
| Chemidplus:0000123955 |
| RTECS:WI2900000 for cas# 123-95-5 |