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ISO-BUTYL-N-BUTYRATE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
fruitytropicalfresh-colognegourmand-fruit
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
fruity
Note tendency
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Descriptors
fruity

A light, diffusive fruity ester with a juicy pineapple-apple character and a slightly rummy, ethereal lift. Fades quickly leaving a faint sweet-green trail.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
2 / 10
Volatility
9 / 10
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chemicals · No. 414

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 178.

G.R.A.S.FEMA 2187
fruityetherealpungent
MW
144.22
BP
157°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.865
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Very slightly soluble in water, miscible with alcohol and oils.

Odor

Ethereal fruity, somewhat pungent odor reminiscent of Pear, Pineapple and Banana. Fresher, but not as soft as the n-Butyl-n-butyrate.

Flavor

Sweet fruity taste in aqueous media.

Uses in perfumery

Occasionally used in perfumery. One use is that as a masking agent for phenolic-cresylic type of undesirable odors.

Uses in flavor

Used in flavor compositions for imitation Apple, Banana, Berry, Liquor, Pear, Pineapple, Rum, etc.

Production

Produced by direct esterification of iso-Butyl alcohol with n-Butyric acid under azeotropic conditions.

Identity
Aliases · 2
n-Butyric acid, iso-butyl estertso-Butyl-n-butanoate
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).