Butyl propionate

Butyl propionate
Names
IUPAC name
Butyl propionate
Systematic IUPAC name
Butyl propanoate
Other names
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.791
EC Number
  • 209-669-5
RTECS number
  • UE8245000
UN number 1914
  • InChI=1S/C7H14O2/c1-3-5-6-9-7(8)4-2/h3-6H2,1-2H3
    Key: BTMVHUNTONAYDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CCCCOC(=O)CC
Properties
CH3CH2COO(CH2)3CH3
Molar mass 130.187 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Odor Pear drops, apple, strawberry, earthy, faintly sweet
Density 0.8754 g/cm3
Melting point −89 °C (−128 °F; 184 K)
Boiling point 146.8 °C (296.2 °F; 419.9 K)
1.5 mg/mL at 20 °C (poor)
Solubility Miscible with alcohol, ether
log P 2.314
Vapor pressure 0.589 kPa
0.38 kPa at 20 °C
1.4014
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Very flammable
GHS labelling:
Warning
H226
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501
Flash point 90 °F (32 °C)
425 °C (797 °F)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
  • 5000 mg/kg (oral, rat)
  • >5000 mg/kg (skin, rabbit)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Butyl propionate is a butyl ester of propionic acid. This ester has the chemical formula CH3CH2COO(CH2)3CH3.

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