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Methyl butyrate

Methyl butyrate
Methyl butanoate
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Methyl butanoate
Other names
Butanoic acid methyl ester
Methyl butyrate
Butyric acid methyl ester
Identifiers
623-42-7 YesY
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ChemSpider 11680 N
ECHA InfoCard 100.009.812
EC Number 210-792-1
MeSH C043811
PubChem 12180
RTECS number ET5500000
Properties
C5H10O2
Molar mass 102.13 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 0.898 g/cm3
Melting point −95 °C (−139 °F; 178 K)
Boiling point 102 °C (216 °F; 375 K)
1.5 g/100 mL (22 °C)
-66.4·10−6 cm3/mol
1.386
Hazards
NFPA 704
Flammability code 3: Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature conditions. Flash point between 23 and 38 °C (73 and 100 °F). E.g., gasoline) Health code 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g., turpentine Reactivity (yellow): no hazard code Special hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
Flash point 12 °C (54 °F; 285 K)
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

Methyl butyrate, also known under the systematic name methyl butanoate, is the methyl ester of butyric acid. Like most esters, it has a fruity odor, in this case resembling apples or pineapples. At room temperature, it is a colorless liquid with low solubility in water, upon which it floats to form an oily layer. Although it is flammable, it has a relatively low vapor pressure (40 mmHg at 30 °C (86 °F)), so it can be safely handled at room temperature without special safety precautions.

Methyl butyrate is present in small amounts in several plant products, especially pineapple oil. It can be produced by distillation from essential oils of vegetable origin, but is also manufactured on a small scale for use in perfumes and as a food flavoring.

Methyl butyrate has been used in combustion studies as a surrogate fuel for the larger fatty acid methyl esters found in biodiesel. However, studies have shown that, due to its short-chain length, methyl butyrate does not reproduce well the negative temperature coefficient (NTC) behaviour and early CO2 formation characteristics of real biodiesel fuels. Therefore, methyl butyrate is not a suitable surrogate fuel for biodiesel combustion studies.


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