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butyl butyrate
General Material Information
| Preferred name | butyl butyrate |
| Trivial Name | Butyl butyrate |
| Short Description | butanoic acid, butyl ester |
| Formula | C8 H16 O2 |
| CAS Number | 109-21-7 |
| FEMA Number | 2186 |
| Flavis Number | 9.042 |
| ECHA Number | 203-656-8 |
| FDA UNII | 1BHV00T1M4 |
| Nikkaji Number | J2.876B |
| Beilstein Number | 1747101 |
| MDL | MFCD00009450 |
| COE Number | 268 |
| xLogP3-AA | 2.20 (est) |
| NMR Predictor | External link |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 151 butyl butyrate |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 109-21-7 ; BUTYL BUTYRATE |
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Literature & References
| butyl butanoate | |
| NIST Chemistry WebBook: | Search Inchi |
| Canada Domestic Sub. List: | 109-21-7 |
| Pubchem (cid): | 7983 |
| Pubchem (sid): | 134973670 |
| Pherobase: | View |
Other Information
| (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 |
| CHEBI: | View |
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | HMDB39620 |
| FooDB: | FDB019248 |
| YMDB (Yeast Metabolome Database): | YMDB01399 |
| Export Tariff Code: | 2915.60.5000 |
| Typical G.C. | |
| VCF-Online: | VCF Volatile Compounds in Food |
| ChemSpider: | View |
| Wikipedia: | View |
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PhysChem Properties
| Material listed in food chemical codex | Yes |
| Molecular weight | 144.21391296387 |
| Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 7.214 to 7.248 |
| Refractive Index | 1.405 to 1.407 @ 20 °C |
| Acid Value | 1 max KOH/g |
| Vapor Pressure | 1.81 mmHg @ 25 °C |
| Vapor Density | 4.9 |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 49.44 °C TCC |
| logP (o/w) | 2.823 est |
| Shelf life | 24 months (or longer if stored properly.) |
| Storage notes | Store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light. |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| fixed oils | Yes |
| water, 500 mg/L @ 20 °C (exp) | Yes |
| water | No |
Organoleptic Properties
| Odor Type: Fruity | |
| fruity, banana, pineapple, green, cherry, fruit tropical fruit, fruit ripe fruit, juicy fruit, sweet, fresh, ripe | |
| Odor strength | medium |
| Substantivity | 8 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (2017) | At 100.00 %. fruity banana pineapple green cherry tropical fruit ripe fruit juicy fruit |
| Mosciano, Gerard P&F 17, No. 4, 33, (1992) | Sweet, fruity, fresh, diffusive and ripe |
| Flavor Type: Fruity | |
| sweet, fruity, ethereal, tropical, rummy, cherry, fruit ripe fruit, elderberry, fatty, fresh | |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (2017) | Sweet fruity ethereal tropical rummy cherry ripe fruit elderberry fatty |
| Mosciano, Gerard P&F 17, No. 4, 33, (1992) | At 40.00 ppm. Sweet, fresh, fruity, slightly fatty |
| General comment | Sweet fresh fruity fatty |
Occurrences
| (data available) |
Potential Uses
| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Apple , Apricot , Banana , Butter , Butterscotch , Citrus , Fruit juicy fruit , Grape , Green , Mango , Orange , Passion fruit , Pear , Pineapple , Plum , Raspberry , Strawberry , Woodruff |
| Cosmetic purposes | Perfuming agents |
Safety Information
Safety information
| Preferred SDS: View | |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| Xi - Irritant | |
| R 10 - Flammable. R 38 - Irritating to skin. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 37 - Wear suitable gloves. | |
| 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. | |
| Human Experience: | |
| 4 % solution: no irritation or sensitization. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| oral-rabbit LD50 9520 mg/kg Industrial Medicine and Surgery. Vol. 41, Pg. 31, 1972. intraperitoneal-rat LD50 2300 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 521, 1979. intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 8900 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 521, 1979. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 521, 1979. | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
Safety in use information
| Category: | |||
| flavor and 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 butyrate usage levels up to: | |||
| 8.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate. | |||
| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 390.00 (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: | - | 22.00000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 8.60000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | 150.00000 | 1500.00000 | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 22.00000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 22.00000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | 14.00000 | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | 24.00000 | |
| 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: | - | - | |
Safety references
| 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): |
| 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 |
| Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of straight-chain primary aliphatic alcohols/aldehydes/acids, acetals and esters with esters containing saturated alcohols and acetals containing saturated aldehydes (chemical group 1) when used as flavourings for all animal species View page or View pdf |
| EPI System: View |
| Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System:Search |
| AIDS Citations:Search |
| Cancer Citations:Search |
| Toxicology Citations:Search |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):109-21-7 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :7983 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| WISER:UN 3272 |
| WGK Germany:2 |
| butyl butanoate |
| Chemidplus:0000109217 |
| EPA/NOAA CAMEO:hazardous materials |
| RTECS:ES8120000 for cas# 109-21-7 |