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ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER ACETATE

CAS
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EC
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
warm
Note tendency
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Descriptors
warm

A mild, slightly sweet solvent-ester odor — faintly fruity and buttery with a persistent glycol-ether backdrop. Not a true perfumery aroma chemical; used as an industrial solvent (butyl cellosolve acetate) rather than for its scent.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
3 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
6 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1220

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 497.

weakpungentwarmhorseradishradishmustard
MW
160.22
BP
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MP
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Sp.Gr.
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Refractive n
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Rotation
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Weak, but pungent-warm odor, remotely reminiscent of horseradish and radish, or mustard. There is no perceptible lachrymatory effect at room temperature.

Flavor

This ether-acetate has been suggested for use in flavor compositions for condiments, in spice blends, etc., particularly for meat and vegetable flavoring.

Uses in flavor

Suggested for use in flavor compositions for condiments, in spice blends, etc., particularly for meat and vegetable flavoring.

Production

Produced from butanol and ethylene chloride, using sodium acetate as condensing agent. Subsequent acetylation of the glycol ether.

Identity
Aliases · 3
2-Butoxyethanol acetateButyl cellosolve acetateRadisol™
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