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butyl acetate
Sign in to saveAlso known as butyl ethanoate, 1-acetoxybutane, acetic acid, butyl ester, butyl ester of acetic acid, n-butyl ethanoate, acetic acid n-butyl ester, 1-butyl acetate, n-butyl acetate
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H12O2
- Molecular weight
- 116.16 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- butyl acetate
- SMILES
- CCCCOC(=O)C
- InChIKey
- DKPFZGUDAPQIHT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.8
- Polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Encyclopedic overview
n-Butyl acetate is an organic compound with the formula CH3CO2(CH2)3CH3. A colorless, flammable liquid, it is the ester derived from n-butanol and acetic acid. It is found in many types of fruit, where it imparts characteristic flavors and has a sweet smell of banana or apple. It is used as an industrial solvent.
The other three isomers (four, including stereoisomers) of butyl acetate are isobutyl acetate, tert-butyl acetate, and sec-butyl acetate (two enantiomers).
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