C8H14CaO4
214.27 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
CALCIUM BUTYRATE
CAS5743-36-2EC227-265-7
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
feed additive and preservative
Calcium butyrate is the calcium salt of butyric acid, a short-chain fatty acid. It is commonly used as a feed additive and preservative in animal nutrition.
feed additivepreservative
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Related Compounds
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Referencestereoisomer of
Butyric-d7 acid
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research compound
Referencestereoisomer of
Butyric acid
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Referencestereoisomer of
BUTYRIC-3,3,4,4,4-D5 ACID
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
calcium butanoate
InChIKey
FYPVXEILSNEKOO-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
CCCC(=O)[O-].CCCC(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]
Synonyms (9)
- Butanoic acid, calcium salt
- Butyric acid, calcium salt
- CALCIUM BUTYRATE
- Calcium Butyrate (~90%)
- Calcium dibutanoate
- Calcium dibutyrate
- GREENCAB 70 COATED
- calcium;butanoate