Butyl acetate
Butyl acetate is an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H12O2.
- Formula
- C6H12O2
- Functional group
- Esters
- Molar mass
- 116.16 g/mol
- Also known as
- N-BUTYL ACETATE, Acetic acid, butyl ester, Butyl ethanoate, 1-Butyl acetate, Acetic Acid Butyl Ester, n-Butyl ethanoate
Overview
Butyl acetate is an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H12O2.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C6H12O2
- Functional group
- Esters
- Molar mass
- 116.16 g/mol
- Also known as
- N-BUTYL ACETATE, Acetic acid, butyl ester, Butyl ethanoate, 1-Butyl acetate, Acetic Acid Butyl Ester, n-Butyl ethanoate
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- CCCCOC(=O)C
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-4-5-8-6(2)7/h3-5H2,1-2H3
- PubChem CID
- 31272
Properties
- Melting Point
- -77 °C
- Boiling Point
- 126.0 °C
- Density
- 0.8825 g/cu cm at 20 °C
- Water solubility
- In water, 6,700 ppm at 25 °C
Related compounds
- Esters
Butyl acetate is an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H12O2.
Connected reactions
- Esterification: Butan-1-ol → Butyl acetate
The alcohol oxygen attacks an activated ethanoic-acid carbonyl. The four-carbon chain remains on oxygen while the two-carbon acetate fragment supplies the carbonyl.
- Acid hydrolysis: Butyl acetate → Butan-1-ol
Hydrolysis breaks the acyl-to-oxygen connection after water addition and proton transfer. The original butyl group stays attached to oxygen and leaves as butan-1-ol.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Butyl acetate (CID 31272)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Butyl acetate — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31272#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-80
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Butyl acetate — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31272#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-80
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Butyl acetate — densityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31272#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-80
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Butyl acetate — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31272#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Tewari YB et al; J Chem Eng Data 27: 451 (1982)