5130. Isobutyl Acetate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 110-19-0
Acetic acid 2-methylpropyl ester; 2-methylpropyl acetate.
C6H12O2; mol wt 116.16.
C 62.04%, H 10.41%, O 27.55%.

Description and references

Prepn from isobutyl alcohol + acetic acid: BE 505023 (1951 to Soc. Belge de l'Azote et des Prod. Chim. du Marly); from methyl isobutyl ketone: White, Emmons, Tetrahedron 17, 31 (1962). Isoln from wood-rotting fungus, Endoconidiophora coerulescens Münch.: Birkinshaw, Morgan, Biochem. J. 47, 55 (1950).

Chemical structure

Properties

Colorless liquid. d420 0.871. bp 118°. mp 99°. Flash pt, closed cup: 64°F (18°C). nD19 1.3907. Flammable. Sol in 180 parts water, freely in alc.

Caution

Potential symptoms of overexposure are headache; drowsiness; irritation of eyes, upper respiratory system and skin; anesthesia. See NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (DHHS/NIOSH 97-140, 1997) p 176.

Use

Flavoring, solvent.