Hexyl Butyrate

Product Name:

Hexyl butyrate

Synonyms:

1-Hexyl butyrate;1-hexylbutyrate;Butanoicacid,hexylester;n-Hexyl butanoate;n-Hexyl n-butyrate;n-hexylbutanoate;FEMA 2568;HEXYL BUTANOATE

CAS:

2639-63-6

MF:

C10H20O2

MW:

172.26

EINECS:

220-136-6

Product Categories:

Pharmaceutical Intermediates;Alphabetical Listings;Certified Natural ProductsFlavors and Fragrances;Flavors and Fragrances;G-H;G-HFlavors and Fragrances;Prepackaged Samples

Mol File:

2639-63-6.mol

Melting point 

-78°C

Boiling point 

205 °C(lit.)

density 

0.851 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

2568 | HEXYL BUTYRATE

refractive index 

n20/D 1.417(lit.)

Fp 

178 °F

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

form 

neat

JECFA Number

153

CAS DataBase Reference

2639-63-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Butanoic acid, hexyl ester(2639-63-6)

EPA Substance Registry System

Butanoic acid, hexyl ester (2639-63-6)

Risk Statements 

10

Safety Statements 

16

RIDADR 

3272

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

ET4203000

HS Code 

2915 60 19

Toxicity

LD50 orally in Rabbit: > 5000 mg/kg LD50 dermal Rabbit > 5000 mg/kg

Description

Hexyl butyrate has a characteristic fruity (apricot) odor and a sweet taste suggestive of pineapple. May be synthesized from butyric acid and n-hexyl alcohol in the presence of HCL.

Chemical Properties

Hexyl butyrate has a characteristic fruity (apricot) odor and sweet taste suggestive of pineapple.

Chemical Properties

Hexyl Butyrate is a liquid with a powerful fruity odor. It has been identified in a number of fruits and berries and is an important constituent of fruit flavor compositions.

Preparation

From butyric acid and n-hexyl alcohol in the presence of HCl

Definition

ChEBI: A fatty acid ester obtained by the formal condensation of hexanol with butyric acid.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 250 ppb

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: fruity, green, waxy, fatty and vegetative.

Raw materials

Hexyl alcohol