7846. Propyl Butyrate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 105-66-8
Butanoic acid propyl ester; propyl butanoate.
C7H14O2; mol wt 130.18.
C 64.58%, H 10.84%, O 24.58%.
Chemical structure

Properties

Colorless liquid. d415 0.879; mp -95°; bp 143°; nD20 1.4005. Slightly sol in water; misc with alcohol, ether. LD50 orally in rats: 15,000 mg/kg, P. M. Jenner et al., Food Cosmet. Toxicol. 2, 327 (1964).