9620. Tributyrin
Nomenclature
CAS number: 60-01-5
Butanoic acid 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester; butyryl triglyceride; glycerol tributanoate; glyceryl tributyrate; tributyrylglycerol. C15H26O6; mol wt 302.36.
C 59.58%, H 8.67%, O 31.75%.
Description and references
Prepd by esterification of glycerol with excess butyric acid: Weatherby et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 47, 2249 (1925).
