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 |  | BUTYL VALERATE Basic information |  
  
 |  | BUTYL VALERATE Chemical Properties |  
 | Melting point  | -92.8°C |  | Boiling point  | 186-187 °C (lit.) |  | density  | 0.868 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |  | FEMA  | 2217 | BUTYL VALERATE |  | refractive index  | n20/D 1.412(lit.) |  | Fp  | 152 °F |  | storage temp.  | Sealed in dry,Room Temperature |  | form  | clear liquid |  | color  | Colorless to Almost colorless |  | Odor | at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet fruity pineapple green raspberry tropical |  | Odor Type | fruity |  | Water Solubility  | 83.87mg/L(25 ºC) |  | JECFA Number | 160 |  | LogP | 3.32 |  | CAS DataBase Reference | 591-68-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |  | EPA Substance Registry System | Pentanoic acid, butyl ester (591-68-4) |  
  
 |  | BUTYL VALERATE Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Chemical Properties | Characteristic fruity (apple-raspberry) odor and corresponding sweet taste. |  | Occurrence | Reported found in fresh apple, bananas, blackberry, plum, whiskey, malt and Bourbon vanilla. |  | Preparation | By esterification of the acid with n-butyl alcohol in the presence of concentrated H2SO2 at the boil. |  | Definition | ChEBI: Butyl pentanoate is a fatty acid ester. |  | Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: sweet, pineapple, fruity, banana, ripe and tutti-frutti. |  | Synthesis Reference(s) | Tetrahedron, 49, p. 8169, 1993 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)88036-4 |  
  
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