Etil-butirat

Ethyl butyrate, also known as ethyl butanoate, is an ester. It has a fruity odour similar to pineapple.
- Type
- Sirovina
- Olfactive family
- Voćni
- Source
- synthesized from ethanol and butyric acid; also occurs naturally in many fruits
- Chemical class
- ester
Miris
Detaljno
Zanimljivosti
In industrial use, ethyl butyrate is one of the cheapest chemicals. It is used in nearly all orange juices sold in the US, including those sold as "fresh" or "concentrated".
Dobijanje i hemija
Način dobijanja
It can be synthesized by reacting ethanol and butyric acid. This is a condensation reaction, meaning water is produced in the reaction as a byproduct. Ethyl butyrate is synthesised in Jamaican rum upon the esterification of butyric acid from muck and ethanol during the distillation process.
- Formula
- C₆H₁₂O₂
- CAS
- 105-54-4
- Izgled
- Clear colorless liquid with a pineapple-like odor
- Trajnost
- moderate to low
- Sinonimi
- Butyric acid ethyl ester, ethyl butanoate, butyric ether, ethyl n-butanoate, ethyl n-butyrate, butanoic acid ethyl ester
No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)
- Tačka ključanja
- 120-121 °C
- Tačka topljenja
- -93.3 °C
- Tačka paljenja
- 75 °F (24 °C) closed cup
- Relativna gustina
- 0.879 at 20 °C/4 °C
- Indeks prelamanja
- 1.391-1.394
U parfemima
Ethyl butyrate is one of the most common chemicals used in flavors and fragrances. It is used as a solvent in perfumery products. It is used in a variety of flavourings, including orange (the most common), cherry, pineapple, mango, guava, bubblegum, peach, apricot, fig and plum. It is also used in alcoholic beverages such as martinis and daiquiris.