Methyl butyrate
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
623-42-7
[ Name ]:
Methyl butyrate
[Synonym ]:
Methyl butyrate
butyric acid methyl ester
Methyl n-butanoate
MFCD00009391
EINECS 210-792-1
Butanoic acid, methyl ester
Methyl n-butyrate
n-Butyric Acid Methyl Ester
methyl butanoate
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
0.9±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
104.2±3.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
-85--84°C
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C5H10O2
[ Molecular Weight ]:
102.132
[ Flash Point ]:
11.7±0.0 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
102.068077
[ PSA ]:
26.30000
[ LogP ]:
1.24
[ Vapour density ]:
3.5 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
31.1±0.2 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.387
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Flammable. Incompatible with strong bases, strong oxidizing agents.
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- ET5500000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Butyric acid, methyl ester
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 623-42-7
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 1740743
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199710
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 10
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C5-H10-O2
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 102.15
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- 3VO1
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: 20,741,1982 ** 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: 20,741,1982
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 18 gm/m3/2H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- 85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,81,1982
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 3380 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- IMSUAI Industrial Medicine and Surgery. (Northbrook, IL) V.18-42, 1949-73. For publisher information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,31,1972
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 3560 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,417,1977
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - species unspecified
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 20 gm/m3
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 51(5),61,1986 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS02
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H225
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P210-P403 + P235
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
F:Flammable;Xi:Irritant;
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R11;R20;R36/37/38
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S16-S26-S36
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1237 3/PG 2
[ WGK Germany ]:
2
[ RTECS ]:
ET5500000
[ Packaging Group ]:
II
[ Hazard Class ]:
3
[ HS Code ]:
2915600000
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2915600000
[ Summary ]:
2915600000 butanoic acids and pentanoic acids and their salts and esters VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:none MFN tariff:5.5% General tariff:30.0%
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