Introduction
Name: ethyl butyrate
* IUPAC
CAS Number: 105-54-4
Molar Mass: 116.15828 g
Mass Percent: C 62.039 %; H 10.412 %; O 27.547 %
Isomers: propyl propionate • 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone • butyl acetate • hexanoic acid* • isopropyl glycidyl ether • 2-methylpentanoic acid • ethyl isobutyrate
Classification
• organic
Uses/Function
• "Manuf[acture] artificial rum; perfumery; the alcoholic sol[utio]n constitutes the so-called "pineapple oil."" 1
Bonding
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Sources
(1) - The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, 13th ed.; Budavari, S.; O'Neil, M.J.; Smith, A.; Heckelman, P. E.; Kinneary, J. F., Eds.; Merck & Co.: Whitehouse Station, NJ, 2001; entry 3810.