C4H8O2
88.11 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceDanger
Butyric acid
CAS107-92-6EC203-532-3
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
flavoring agent and chemical intermediate
Butyric acid is a colorless liquid with a penetrating and unpleasant odor. It is corrosive to metals and tissue and is primarily used as a flavoring agent and chemical intermediate.
flavoring agent in foods, perfumes, and drugschemical intermediateadditive in leather tanning, disinfectants, and varnishes
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Referencestereoisomer of
Sodium butyrate
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Danger
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H302Harmful if swallowed
H318Causes serious eye damage
H227
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H371May cause damage to organs
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
butanoic acid
InChIKey
FERIUCNNQQJTOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCC(=O)O
Synonyms (44)
- BUA
- 1-Butyric acid
- 1-butanoic acid
- 1-propanecarboxylic acid
- 1ugp
- 2-butanoate
- 3umq
- 715 - Chocolate
- Acid, Butanoic
- Acid, Butyric
- BUTYRIC ACID (D8)
- Butanic acid
- Buttersaeure
- Buttersaeure [German]
- Butyrate, Magnesium
- Butyrate, sodium salt
- Butyric acid (Butanoic acid)
- Butyric acid (natural)
- Butyricum acidum
- Dibutyrate, Magnesium
- Honey robber
- Kyselina maselna
- Kyselina maselna [Czech]
- NORMAL BUTYRIC ACID
- Propanecarboxylic acid
- TNFa + NaBut
- TNFa + Sodium Butyrate
- Tetranoic Acid
- acide butanoique
- acide butyrique
- butanoic acid
- butanoic acid, 4
- butoic acid
- butyric acid
- ethylacetic acid
- fattyacids
- n-Butanoic acid
- n-Butyric acid
- propylformic acid
- sodium-butyrate