| Preferred name | heptyl butyrate |
| Trivial Name | Heptyl butyrate |
| Short Description | butanoic acid, heptyl ester |
| Formula | C11 H22 O2 |
| CAS Number | 5870-93-9 |
| FEMA Number | 2549 |
| Flavis Number | 9.166 |
| ECHA Number | 227-526-5 |
| FDA UNII | 6YF38H29F1 |
| Nikkaji Number | J115.074J |
| Beilstein Number | 1760253 |
| MDL | MFCD00048908 |
| COE Number | 504 |
| NMR Predictor | External link |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 154 heptyl butyrate |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 5870-93-9 ; HEPTYL BUTYRATE |
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| (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 |
| CHEMBL: | View |
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | HMDB34460 |
| FooDB: | FDB012869 |
| Export Tariff Code: | 2915.60.0000 |
| Typical G.C. | |
| VCF-Online: | VCF Volatile Compounds in Food |
| ChemSpider: | View |
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Molecular weight | 186.29473876953 |
| Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 7.156 to 7.189 |
| Refractive Index | 1.419 to 1.423 @ 20 °C |
| Melting Point | -58 to -57°C @ 760 mm Hg |
| Boiling Point | 225 to 226°C @ 760 mm Hg |
| Acid Value | 2 max KOH/g |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.09 mmHg @ 25 °C |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 90.56 °C TCC |
| logP (o/w) | 4.352 est |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| propylene glycol | Yes |
| water, slightly | Yes |
| water, 10.87 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| Odor Type: Fruity | |
| fruity, tropical, chamomile, tea green tea, sweet, floral, clean, honey | |
| Odor strength | medium |
| Substantivity | 6 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (2009) | At 100.00 %. fruity tropical chamomile green tea sweet floral clean |
| Flavor Type: Green | |
| green, fruity, pear, kiwi, tropical, banana peel | |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (2009) | Green fruity pear kiwi tropical banana peel |
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| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Apricot , Chamomile , Cherry , Green , Plum , Tea green tea |
| Flavoring purposes | Tropical |
| Cosmetic purposes | Perfuming agents |
| Preferred SDS: View | |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| None - None found. | |
| S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. | |
| 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 | |
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| Hazard statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| oral-rat LD50 5000 mg/kg (Moreno, 1982) oral-rat LDLo 5000 mg/kg Food and Chemical Toxicology. Vol. 26, Pg. 333, 1988. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Chemical Toxicology. Vol. 26, Pg. 333, 1988. | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| 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 heptyl butyrate usage levels up to: | |||
| 5.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate. | |||
| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 6.00 (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: | - | 2.40000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 0.66000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | - | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 0.74000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 0.74000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | - | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | 2.70000 | |
| 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): |
| 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 |
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| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):5870-93-9 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :62592 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| WGK Germany:2 |
| heptyl butanoate |
| Chemidplus:0005870939 |
| RTECS:EK7876000 for cas# 5870-93-9 |