butyl butyrate

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| verifiedrevid = 418868336

| Reference = The Merck Index, 12th Edition, 1591

| ImageFile = Butyl butyrate2.svg

| ImageSize = 220px

| ImageFile1 = Butyl butyrate 3D ball.png

| ImageSize1 = 230px

| ImageAlt1 = Ball-and-stick model of the butyl butyrate molecule

| PIN = Butyl butanoate

| OtherNames = Butyl butyrate
1-Butyl butyrate
n-Butyl butyrate
n-Butyl n-butyrate
Butanoic acid butyl ester
Butyric acid butyl ester
n-Butyl butanoate

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}}

| ChemSpiderID = 7694

| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}

| UNII = 1BHV00T1M4

| EINECS = 203-656-8

| InChIKey = XUPYJHCZDLZNFP-UHFFFAOYAI

| StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}}

| StdInChI = 1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-7-10-8(9)6-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

| StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}}

| StdInChIKey = XUPYJHCZDLZNFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}}

| CASNo = 109-21-7

| PubChem = 7983

| ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|changed|EBI}}

| ChEBI = 87429

| UNNumber = 3082

| SMILES = CCCC(=O)OCCCC

| InChI = 1/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-7-10-8(9)6-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

| RTECS = ES8120000

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=8 | H=16 | O=2

| Appearance =

| Density = 0.8692 g/cm³ at 20 °C

| MeltingPtC = -91.5

| BoilingPtC = 165

| Solubility = insoluble

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|Section3={{Chembox Hazards

| MainHazards =

| FlashPtC = 49

| AutoignitionPtC =

| NFPA-H = 1

| NFPA-F = 2

| NFPA-R = 0

| NFPA-S =

| GHSPictograms = {{GHS02}}

| GHSSignalWord = Warning

| HPhrases = {{H-phrases|226}}

| PPhrases = {{P-phrases|210|233|240|241|242|243|280|303+361+353|370+378|403+235|501}}

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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.