| Chemical Properties | CLEAR COLOURLESS LIQUID |
| Chemical Properties | Benzyl butyrate has a characteristic fruity-floral, plum-like odor and a sweet, pear-like taste. |
| Occurrence | Reported found in papaya, black tea, Passiflora edulis juice, cherimoya (Annona cheremolia Mill.), Bourbon
vanilla, mountain papaya and hog plum (Spondias mombins L.). |
| Uses | Plasticizer, odorants, flavoring. |
| Uses | Benzyl Butyrate is a pesticidal compound. |
| Definition | ChEBI: Phenylmethyl butanoate is a carboxylic ester. It is functionally related to a benzyl alcohol. |
| Preparation | By heating benzyl chloride and sodium butyrate in water or butyric acid and benzyl chloride under pressure. |
| Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 30 ppm: sweet, aromatic, powdery vanillin-like. |
| Synthesis Reference(s) | The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 54, p. 4013, 1989 DOI: 10.1021/jo00278a002 |
| Flammability and Explosibility | Notclassified |
| Safety Profile | Moderately toxic by ingestion. Seealso ESTERS. Combustible liquid. When heated todecomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. |
