Butyl levulinate
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
2052-15-5
[ Name ]:
Butyl levulinate
[Synonym ]:
n-Butyl laevulinate
Pentanoic acid, 4-oxo-, butyl ester
n-Butyl levulinate
Butyl 4-Oxovalerate
Butyl laevulinate
Laevulinsaeure-butylester
EINECS 218-143-4
Butyl 4-oxopentanoate
Levulinic Acid Butyl Ester
MFCD00009449
Butyl 4-ketovalerate
LEVULINIC ACID,BUTYL ESTER
Butyl acetylpropionate
butyl-4-oxopentanoate
Butyl levulinate
Pentanoic acid,4-oxo-,butyl ester
4-Oxovaleric acid butyl ester
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.0±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
240.3±13.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C9H16O3
[ Molecular Weight ]:
172.221
[ Flash Point ]:
91.7±0.0 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
172.109940
[ PSA ]:
43.37000
[ LogP ]:
1.46
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.5 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.426
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- OI1695000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Levulinic acid, butyl ester
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 2052-15-5
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 1768453
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199701
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 5
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C9-H16-O3
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 172.25
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- REFERENCE :
- FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,655,1983 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >5 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,655,1983
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >5 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,655,1983 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X5775 No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 1822 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 272 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;half-mask respirator (US);multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S24/25
[ WGK Germany ]:
2
[ RTECS ]:
OI1695000
[ Packaging Group ]:
I; II; III
[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1
[ HS Code ]:
2918300090
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2918300090
[ Summary ]:
2918300090 other carboxylic acids with aldehyde or ketone function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives。Supervision conditions:None。VAT:17.0%。Tax rebate rate:9.0%。MFN tariff:6.5%。General tariff:30.0%
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