Butyl acetate

n-Butyl acetate is an organic compound with the formula CH3CO2(CH2)3CH3. A colorless, flammable liquid, it is the ester derived from n-butanol and acetic acid. It is found in many types of fruit, where it imparts characteristic flavors and has a sweet smell of banana or apple. It is used as an industrial solvent.

n-Butyl acetate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Butyl acetate
Systematic IUPAC name
Butyl ethanoate
Other names
n-Butyl acetate
Acetic acid n-butyl ester
Butile
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations BuAcO
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.236
EC Number
  • 204-658-1
KEGG
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • AF7350000
UNII
UN number 1123
  • InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-4-5-8-6(2)7/h3-5H2,1-2H3 Y
    Key: DKPFZGUDAPQIHT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C6H12O2/c1-3-4-5-8-6(2)7/h3-5H2,1-2H3
    Key: DKPFZGUDAPQIHT-UHFFFAOYAF
SMILES
  • CCCCOC(=O)C
Properties
CH3CO2(CH2)3CH3
Molar mass 116.160 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Odor Fruity
Density 0.8825 g/cm3 (20 °C)
Melting point −78 °C (−108 °F; 195 K)
Boiling point 126.1 °C (259.0 °F; 399.2 K) at 760 mmHg
0.68 g/100 mL (20 °C)
Solubility Miscible in EtOH
Soluble in acetone, CHCl3
log P 1.82
Vapor pressure
  • 0.1 kPa (−19 °C)
  • 1.66 kPa (24 °C)
  • 44.5 kPa (100 °C)
0.281 L·atm/mol
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
−77.47·10−6 cm3/mol
Thermal conductivity
  • 0.143 W/m·K (0 °C)
  • 0.136 W/m·K (25 °C)
  • 0.130 W/m·K (50 °C)
  • 0.116 W/m·K (100 °C)
Refractive index (nD)
1.3941 (20 °C)
Viscosity
  • 1.002 cP (0 °C)
  • 0.685 cP (25 °C)
  • 0.5 cP (50 °C)
  • 0.305 cP (100 °C)
Structure
1.87 D (24 °C)
Thermochemistry
225.11 J/mol·K
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
−609.6 kJ/mol
3467 kJ/mol
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Flammable
GHS labelling:
Warning
H226, H336
P261
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
2
3
0
Flash point 22 °C (72 °F; 295 K)
370 °C (698 °F; 643 K)
Threshold limit value (TLV)
150 ppm (TWA), 200 ppm (STEL)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
10768 mg/kg (rats, oral)
LC50 (median concentration)
160 ppm (rat, 4 hr)
2000 ppm (rat, 4 hr)
391 ppm (rat, 4 hr)
1242 ppm (mouse, 2 hr)
LCLo (lowest published)
14,079 ppm (cat, 72 min)
13,872 ppm (guinea pig, 4 hr)
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 150 ppm (710 mg/m3)
REL (Recommended)
TWA 150 ppm (710 mg/m3) ST 200 ppm (950 mg/m3)
IDLH (Immediate danger)
1700 ppm
Related compounds
Related acetates
Ethyl acetate
Propyl acetate
Amyl acetate
Related compounds
Butanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

The other three isomers (four, including stereoisomers) of butyl acetate are isobutyl acetate, tert-butyl acetate, and sec-butyl acetate (two enantiomers).

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