Product name

n-Butyl acetate

English name

n-Butyl acetate

Alias

Acetic acid n-butyl ester; Butyl ethanoate; Acetic acid butyl ester; Butyl Acetate

CAS RN

123-86-4

EINECS No.

204-658-1

Molecular formula

C₆H₁₂O₂

Molecular weight

116.1583

Dangerous goods mark

Risk term

R10; R66; R67;

Safety term

S25;

Physicochemical property

Appearance A colorless flammable liquid with a pleasant fruity scent.
Boiling point 126℃ 
Freezing point -77.9℃ 
Relative density 0.8825
Refractive index 1.3951
Flashing point 33℃ 
Solubility It is miscible with alcohol, ketone, ether and other organic solvents, and less soluble in water than the lower homologues.

To use

Used in collodion, nitrocellulose, varnish, artificial leather, medicine, plastics and spices industry. It is an excellent organic solvent, able to dissolve rosin, Acetic acid vinyl, polyacrylate, polyvinyl chloride, chlorinated rubber, gutta-percha, polymethyl methacrylate, etc.