Identification

Namehexyl butyrate
IUPAChexyl butanoate
CAS Number2639-63-6
EINECS220-136-6
FDA UNII74HY6P24G7
Molecular FormulaC10 H20 O2
Molecular Weight172.26780000
MDL NumberMFCD00048884
Nikkaji NumberJ77.594K
Beilstein1754469
CoE Number271
XlogP33.30 (est)

Regulatory

JECFA Food Flavoring153 hexyl butyrate
DG SANTE Food Flavourings09.045 hexyl butyrate
FEMA Number2568
FDANo longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances
FDA Mainterm (SATF)2639-63-6 ; HEXYL BUTYRATE
FDA RegulationFDA PART 172 -- FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Physical Properties

Appearance colorless clear liquid (est)
Assay 98.00 to 100.00
Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Melting Point -78.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 204.00 to 206.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Vapor Pressure 0.233000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Vapor Density 5.9 ( Air = 1 )
Flash Point 178.00 °F. TCC ( 81.11 °C. )
logP (o/w) 3.842 (est)
Soluble in alcohol
Insoluble in water

Cosmetic Information

CosIngcosmetic data
Cosmetic Usesperfuming agents

Organoleptic Properties

Odor Strength medium ,
Substantivity 4 hour(s) at 100.00 %
Odor Description
at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol.
at 2.00 %.
Green, fruity, sweet, soapy, waxy: apple
Odor sample from J. Manheimer, Inc.
Taste Description
at 5.00 ppm.
Green, fruity, waxy, soapy

Safety Information

Preferred SDSView
European informationMost important hazard(s):
Human Experience12 % solution: no irritation or sensitization.
Oral/Parenteral Toxicityoral-rat LD50 > 5000 mg/kg
Dermal Toxicityskin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg
Inhalation ToxicityNot determined

GHS Classification

['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']

Safety in Use

Categoryflavor and fragrance agents
RIFM Fragrance Material Safety AssessmentSearch
Recommendation for hexyl butyrate usage levels up to8.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU)110.00 (μg/capita/day)
baked goods-
beverages(nonalcoholic)-
beverages(alcoholic)-
breakfast cereal-
cheese-
chewing gum-
condiments / relishes-
confectionery froastings-
egg products-
fats / oils-
fish products-
frozen dairy-
fruit ices-
gelatins / puddings-
granulated sugar-
gravies-
hard candy-
imitation dairy-
instant coffee / tea-
jams / jellies-
meat products-
milk products-
nut products-
other grains-
poultry-
processed fruits-
processed vegetables-
reconstituted vegetables-
seasonings / flavors-
snack foods-
soft candy-
soups-
sugar substitutes-
sweet sauces-

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Potential Uses

FR apple FR apricot FR banana FR blackberry FL chocolate cocoa FR citrus FR cranberry FR currant FR date FR ginger FR grape FR green grass FR guava FR hop FR huckleberry FR kiwi FR lavandin FR lavender FR mango FR melon FR orange FR passion fruit FR peach FR pear FR pineapple FR plum FR quince FR strawberry

Natural Occurrence

apple fruit apricot fruit banana fruit barbaco fruit PMC beercognac brandy apple brandy PMC chamomile garden chamomile plant cheese gruyere cheese PMC cider PMC cocoa cranberry fruit grape concord grape PMC grape muscat grape PMC grapefruit oil california @ trace% Data guava fruit heracleum paphlagonicum czeczott fruit oil turkey @ 17.00% Data lavandin oil abrialis @ 0.30% Data lavandin oil grosso @ 0.28% Data lavender oil CO2 extract france @ 0.35% Data lavender oil france @ 0.25% Data lavender oil spike france @ 0.02% Data lavender oil spike spain @ 0.37% Data mango fruit osmanthus absolute @ trace% Data passion fruit passion fruit fruit juice pear fruit plum fruit plum hog plum PMC quince fruit rum PMC salvia atropatana bunge oil iran @ 1.30% Data star fruit fruit strawberry wild strawberry fruit tea black tea tea leaf wine

Synonyms

butanoic acid hexyl ester butanoic acid, hexyl ester butyric acid hexyl ester butyric acid, hexyl ester hexyl butanoate N- hexyl butanoate 1- hexyl butyrate N- hexyl butyrate nat. hexyl butyrate hexyl butyrate natural N- hexyl N-butanoate hexyl-butyrate hexyl-N-butyrate natural hexylbutyrate hexyle butyrate Info: Volatile Flavor Components in Bogyojosaeng and Suhong Cultivars of Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) PubMed: Identification of the Female-Produced Sex Pheromone of the Plant Bug Apolygus spinolae. PubMed: Further studies on sex pheromones of female Lygus and related bugs: development of effective lures and investigation of species-specificity. PubMed: Antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Heracleum sibiricum. PubMed: Sex pheromone component ratios and mating isolation among three Lygus plant bug species of North America. PubMed: The preferential binding of a sensory organ specific odorant binding protein of the alfalfa plant bug Adelphocoris lineolatus AlinOBP10 to biologically active host plant volatiles. PubMed: Anti-Candida zeylanoides activity of some Iranian plants used in traditional medicine. PubMed: Identification and field evaluation of pear fruit volatiles attractive to the oriental fruit moth, Cydia molesta. PubMed: Aliphatic esters as targets of esterase activity in the parsnip webworm (Depressaria pastinacella). PubMed: Identification of host fruit volatiles from three mayhaw species (Crataegus series Aestivales) attractive to mayhaw-origin Rhagoletis pomonella flies in the southern United States. PubMed: Identification of fruit volatiles from green hawthorn (Crataegus viridis) and blueberry hawthorn (Crataegus brachyacantha) host plants attractive to different phenotypes of Rhagoletis pomonella flies in the southern United States. PubMed: Headspace-solid phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometer and to enantioselective gas chromatography for strawberry flavoured food quality control. PubMed: Effects of age and mating on female sex attractant pheromone levels in the sorghum plant bug, Stenotus rubrovittatus (Matsumura). PubMed: Bioassay screening of the essential oil and various extracts from 4 spices medicinal plants. PubMed: Attraction and antennal response of the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris (L.), to selected synthetic chemicals in New Zealand beech forests. PubMed: Anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of Heracleum persicum essential oil and hydroalcoholic extract in animal models. PubMed: On the nature of ionic liquids and their effects on lipases that catalyze ester synthesis. PubMed: Female-induced increase of host-plant volatiles enhance specific attraction of aphid male Dysaphis plantaginea (Homoptera: Aphididae) to the sex pheromone. PubMed: Vicia faba-Lygus rugulipennis interactions: induced plant volatiles and sex pheromone enhancement. PubMed: Production and predator-induced release of volatile chemicals by the plant bug Lygus hesperus. PubMed: Cloning, expression, and characterization of a Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase from Pseudomonas fluorescens DSM 50106 in E. coli. PubMed: Chemesthesis from volatile organic compounds: Psychophysical and neural responses. PubMed: Attraction of male European tarnished plant bug, Lygus rugulipennis to components of the female sex pheromone in the field. PubMed: Investigation of long-range female sex pheromone of the European tarnished plant bug, Lygus rugulipennis: chemical, electrophysiological, and field studies. PubMed: Criteria to design green enzymatic processes in ionic liquid/supercritical carbon dioxide systems. PubMed: Male-produced anti-sex pheromone in a plant bug. PubMed: Volatile compounds released by disturbed and calm adults of the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris. PubMed: Neurophysiological and behavioural evidence for an olfactory function for the dorsal organ and a gustatory one for the terminal organ in Drosophila melanogaster larvae. PubMed: Olfactory reception of potential pheromones and plant odors by tarnished plant bug,Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae). PubMed: Sex pheromone of the mullein bug,Campylomma verbasci (Meyer) (Heteroptera: Miridae). PubMed: Identification of apple volatiles attractive to the apple maggot,Rhagoletis pomonella. PubMed: [Arthropathy and thyroid dysfunction; new treatment with n-hexyl-butyrate and bismuth]. PubMed: [Influence of desoxycorticosterone, n-hexyl butyrate, alpha-naphthylthiourea, and gum arabic on the survival of rats following a mortal dose of x-rays].