| Identification | More | [Name]
BUTYL LAURATE | [CAS]
106-18-3 | [Synonyms]
BUTYL DODECANOATE
BUTYL LAURATE
FEMA 2206
LAURIC ACID BUTYL ESTER
LAURIC ACID N-BUTYL ESTER
N-BUTYL DODECANOATE
N-BUTYL LAURATE
Dodecanoic acid, butyl ester
Dodecanoicacid,butylester
dodecanoicacidbutylester
n-Butyl n-dodecanoate
BUTYL LAURATE 99+%
butyllaurate,butyldodecanoate
dodecanoic acid n-butyl ester
Butyllaurat
n-Butyl dodecanoate, 99+%
Butyl dodecanoate, Butyl laurate, Lauric acid butyl ester
Lauric acid butyl | [EINECS(EC#)]
203-370-3 | [Molecular Formula]
C16H32O2 | [MDL Number]
MFCD00042870 | [Molecular Weight]
256.42 | [MOL File]
106-18-3.mol |
| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Melting point ]
-10 °C (lit.) | [Boiling point ]
180 °C/18 mmHg (lit.) | [density ]
0.855 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
| [FEMA ]
2206 | [refractive index ]
n20/D 1.435(lit.)
| [Fp ]
>230 °F
| [form ]
Liquid | [color ]
Colorless to Almost colorless | [Specific Gravity]
0.86 | [Odor]
at 100.00 %. waxy soapy fruity peanut | [Odor Type]
waxy | [Water Solubility ]
Soluble in water, 0.06006 mg/L @ 25°C. | [JECFA Number]
181 | [BRN ]
1776360 | [LogP]
6.51 | [CAS DataBase Reference]
106-18-3(CAS DataBase Reference) | [EPA Substance Registry System]
Butyl laurate (106-18-3) |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Chemical Properties]
Butyl laurate has a characteristic fruity, peanut-like odor. | [Occurrence]
Reported found in fresh apple, apple juice, whiskey and papaya. | [Uses]
n-Butyl dodecanoate is an important raw material and intermediate used in organic synthesis, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and dyestuff fields. | [Definition]
ChEBI: Butyl dodecanoate is a fatty acid ester. | [Preparation]
By esterification of lauric acid with n-butyl alcohol in the presence of H2SO4 or by conducting the esterification using
gaseous HCl as a catalyst. |
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