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 |  | BUTYL PHENYLACETATE Basic information |  
  
 |  | BUTYL PHENYLACETATE Chemical Properties |  
  
| Hazard Codes  | Xn |  | Risk Statements  | 20/21/22-36/37/38 |  | Safety Statements  | 26-36 |  | WGK Germany  | 2 |  | RTECS  | AJ2480000 |  | Toxicity | rabbit,LD50,skin,> 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg),Food and Chemical Toxicology.  Vol. 21, Pg. 657, 1983. |  
  
 |  | BUTYL PHENYLACETATE Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Chemical Properties | Butyl phenylacetate has pleasant rose- and honey-like odor. |  | Occurrence | Reported found in mountain papaya. |  | Definition | ChEBI: Butyl phenylacetate is a member of benzenes. |  | Preparation | By direct esterification of the acid with n-butyl alcohol in the presence of gaseous HCl. |  | Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: honey, sweet, chocolate, floral and rose-like. |  | Synthesis Reference(s) | The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 39, p. 3318, 1974 DOI: 10.1021/jo00937a003 Tetrahedron Letters, 25, p. 3791, 1984 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)91168-2 |  | Safety Profile | Low toxicity by 
ingestion. A skin irritant. When heated to 
decomposition it emits acrid smoke and 
irritating fumes. |  
  
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