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butyl formate
General Material Information
| Preferred name | butyl formate |
| Trivial Name | Butyl formate |
| Short Description | formic acid, butyl ester |
| Formula | C5 H10 O2 |
| CAS Number | 592-84-7 |
| FEMA Number | 2196 |
| Flavis Number | 9.163 |
| ECHA Number | 209-772-5 |
| FDA UNII | 0Y9MZ7VM9P |
| Nikkaji Number | J1.648I |
| Beilstein Number | 1742108 |
| MDL | MFCD00003296 |
| COE Number | 501 |
| xLogP3-AA | 1.40 (est) |
| NMR Predictor | External link |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 118 butyl formate |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 592-84-7 ; BUTYL FORMATE |
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Literature & References
| butyl formate | |
| NIST Chemistry WebBook: | Search Inchi |
| Canada Domestic Sub. List: | 592-84-7 |
| Pubchem (cid): | 11614 |
| Pubchem (sid): | 134974353 |
| Pherobase: | View |
Other Information
| (IUPAC): | Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011 (pdf) |
| Videos: | The Periodic Table of Videos |
| tgsc: | Atomic Weights use for this web site |
| (IUPAC): | Periodic Table of the Elements |
| FDA Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS): | View |
| CHEBI: | View |
| CHEMBL: | View |
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | HMDB40575 |
| FooDB: | FDB020353 |
| Export Tariff Code: | 2915.13.5000 |
| VCF-Online: | VCF Volatile Compounds in Food |
| ChemSpider: | View |
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PhysChem Properties
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Molecular weight | 102.13310241699 |
| Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 7.298 to 7.514 |
| Refractive Index | 1.38 to 1.4 @ 20 °C |
| Vapor Pressure | 28.9 mmHg @ 25 °C |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 13.89 °C TCC |
| logP (o/w) | 1.396 est |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| water, 7560 mg/L @ 27C (exp) | Yes |
| water | No |
Organoleptic Properties
| Odor Type: Fruity | |
| fruity, plum, rummy, brandy | |
| General comment | At 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. fruity plum rum brandy |
Occurrences
| (data available) |
Potential Uses
| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Plum , Plum mirabelle plum , Saffron |
| Flavoring purposes | Plum greengage plum |
| Other purposes | Peau d'espagne |
| Cosmetic purposes | Perfuming agents |
Safety Information
Safety information
| Preferred SDS: View | |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| Xi - Irritant | |
| R 11 - Highly flammable. R 36/37 - Irritating to eyes and respiratory system. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 16 - Keep away from sources of ignition - No Smoking. S 23 - Do not breath vapour. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 36 - Wear suitable protective clothing. | |
| Hazards identification | |
| Classification of the substance or mixture | |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) | |
| None found. | |
| GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements | |
| Pictogram | |
| Hazard statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| oral-rabbit LD50 2656 mg/kg Industrial Medicine and Surgery. Vol. 41, Pg. 31, 1972. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| inhalation-cat LCLo 10418 ppm/70M BEHAVIORAL: MUSCLE CONTRACTION OR SPASTICITY) SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: CONJUNCTIVE IRRITATION: EYE LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: OTHER CHANGES AMA Archives of Industrial Health. Vol. 20, Pg. 517, 1959. | |
Safety in use information
| Category: | |||
| flavor and fragrance agents | |||
| RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search | |||
| IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice | |||
| Recommendation for butyl formate usage levels up to: | |||
| 0.5000 % in the fragrance concentrate. | |||
| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 21.00 (μg/capita/day) | ||
| Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). | |||
| The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library | |||
| publication number: 3 | |||
| Click here to view publication 3 | |||
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm | ||
| baked goods: | - | 9.10000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 2.90000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | - | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 3.20000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 3.20000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | 5.00000 | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | 11.00000 | |
| imitation dairy: | - | - | |
| instant coffee / tea: | - | - | |
| jams / jellies: | - | - | |
| meat products: | - | - | |
| milk products: | - | - | |
| nut products: | - | - | |
| other grains: | - | - | |
| poultry: | - | - | |
| processed fruits: | - | - | |
| processed vegetables: | - | - | |
| reconstituted vegetables: | - | - | |
| seasonings / flavors: | - | - | |
| snack foods: | - | - | |
| soft candy: | - | - | |
| soups: | - | - | |
| sugar substitutes: | - | - | |
| sweet sauces: | - | - | |
Safety references
| European Food Safety Athority(EFSA):Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies... |
| European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s): |
| Flavouring Group Evaluation 2, Revision 1 (FGE.02) : Branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and related esters of primary alcohols and straight-chain carboxylic acids and one straight-chain aldehyde from chemical groups 1 and 2 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
| EPI System: View |
| NIOSH International Chemical Safety Cards:search |
| AIDS Citations:Search |
| Cancer Citations:Search |
| Toxicology Citations:Search |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):592-84-7 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :11614 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| WISER:UN 1128 |
| WGK Germany:1 |
| butyl formate |
| Chemidplus:0000592847 |
| EPA/NOAA CAMEO:hazardous materials |
| RTECS:592-84-7 |