C5H10O2
102.13 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceDanger
Methyl butyrate
CAS623-42-7EC210-792-1
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
flavoring and fragrance agent
Methyl butyrate is the methyl ester of butyric acid and, like most esters, has a fruity odor resembling apples or pineapples. It is a colorless liquid at room temperature with low water solubility, forming an oily layer on water.
flavoring agentfragrance agent
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Safety Reference
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
Regulatory Compliance1
- CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Methyl butyrate (CAS 623-42-7) is 2915.60.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2915.60
EU CN code (8-digit)
2915 60 19
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
methyl butanoate
InChIKey
UUIQMZJEGPQKFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCC(=O)OC
Synonyms (17)
- Butanoic acid, methyl ester
- Butyric acid, methyl ester
- C04 FAME
- METHYL N-BUTYRATE
- Methyl butanoate
- Methyl butyrate
- Methyl butyrate (natural)
- Methyl ester of butanoic acid
- Methyl n-butanoate
- methanol - ethyl acetate
- methanol I ethyl acetate
- methyl 3-methylpropionate
- n-Butyric acid methyl ester
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