Identification | More | [Name]
OCTYL BUTYRATE | [CAS]
110-39-4 | [Synonyms]
FEMA 2807 N-OCTYL BUTYRATE N-OCTYL-N-BUTYRATE OCTYL BUTYRATE OCTYL-N-BUTYRATE Butanoicacid,octylester n-Octyl butanoate Octyl butanoate Octylbutanoate CAPRYLYL BUTYRATE Butyric acid n-octyl ester OCTYL BUTYRATE 98+% OCTYL BUTYRATE >=95% NATURAL 1-OCTYLBUTYRATE OCTYL BUTYRATE, NATURAL | [EINECS(EC#)]
203-762-4 | [Molecular Formula]
C12H24O2 | [MDL Number]
MFCD00048939 | [Molecular Weight]
200.32 | [MOL File]
110-39-4.mol |
Safety Data | Back Directory | [Safety Statements ]
S22:Do not breathe dust . S24/25:Avoid contact with skin and eyes . | [WGK Germany ]
3
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Yes |
Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Description]
Octyl butyrate has a green, herbaceous odor remotely reminiscent
of orange but more so of galbanum and parsley with a sweet,
melon-like flavor. It may be synthesized from n-octanol and
butyric acid in the presence of HCl. | [Chemical Properties]
Octyl butyrate has a green, herbaceous odor remotely reminiscent of orange, but more so of galbanum and parsley and
a sweet, melon-like flavor. | [Occurrence]
Reported found in the essential oil of Heracelum villosum Fisch. and from the fruits of Pastinaca sativa. Also
reported found in fresh apple, orange juice, melon, strawberry fruit, beer, purple passion fruit juice, purple passion fruit, yellow passion
fruit, fresh plums, mountain papaya and okra. | [Definition]
ChEBI: Octyl butanoate is a carboxylic ester. | [Preparation]
From n-octanol and butyric acid in the presence of HCl. | [Aroma threshold values]
Detection: 8.2 ppm | [Taste threshold values]
Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: waxy, fruity and green with a sweet, creamy nuance. | [General Description]
Octyl butyrate is one of the major constituents of the essential oils of Heracleum sphondylium subsp. Ternatum. It occurs naturally in the mature fruit?of wild parsnip and muskmelon. Octyl butyrate is also a promising candidate as a lure for yellowjackets. |
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