3775. Ethyl Butyrate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 105-54-4
Butanoic acid ethyl ester; butyric acid ethyl ester; ethyl n-butyrate.
C6H12O2; mol wt 116.16.
C 62.04%, H 10.41%, O 27.55%.

Description and references

Toxicity data: P. M. Jenner et al., Food Cosmet. Toxicol. 2, 327 (1964).

Chemical structure

Properties

Colorless liquid; pineapple odor. d420 0.879. bp 120-121°. mp -93°. nD20 1.400. Flash pt, closed cup: 78°F (25°C); open cup: 85°F (29°C). Flammable. Sol in about 150 parts water; misc with alcohol, ether. LD50 orally in rats: 13,050 mg/kg (Jenner).

Use

Manuf artificial rum; perfumery; the alcoholic soln constitutes the so-called “pineapple oil”.