Butyl butyrate

Butyl butyrate
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Butyl butanoate
	Other names Butyl butyrate; 1-Butyl butyrate; n-Butyl butyrate; n-Butyl n-butyrate; Butanoic acid butyl ester; Butyric acid butyl ester; n-Butyl butanoate
Identifiers
CAS Number	109-21-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:87429 ;
ChemSpider	7694 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.325
EC Number	203-656-8;
PubChem CID	7983;
RTECS number	ES8120000;
UNII	1BHV00T1M4 ;
UN number	3082
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7041702 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-7-10-8(9)6-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3 Key: XUPYJHCZDLZNFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-7-10-8(9)6-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3 Key: XUPYJHCZDLZNFP-UHFFFAOYAI;
	SMILES CCCC(=O)OCCCC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H16O2
Molar mass	144.214 g·mol−1
Density	0.8692 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Melting point	−91.5 °C (−132.7 °F; 181.7 K)
Boiling point	165 °C (329 °F; 438 K)
Solubility in water	insoluble
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H226
Precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	1 2 0
Flash point	49 °C (120 °F; 322 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Butyl butyrate, or butyl butanoate, is an organic compound that is an ester formed by the condensation of butyric acid and n-butanol. It is a clear, colorless liquid that is insoluble in water, but miscible with ethanol and diethyl ether. Its refractive index is 1.406 at 20 °C.