Butyl levulinate is an oxo carboxylic acid.
Definition
Butyl levulinate is an oxo carboxylic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII OI56208RTB · registered name BUTYL LEVULINATE · single chemical substance
Butyl Levulinate is the organic compound that conforms to the formul
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2052-15-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 218-143-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3038800
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1018800
- IUPAC
- Butyl 4-oxopentanoate
- Molecular formula
- C9H16O3
- Molecular weight
- 172.224 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless or straw-colored liquid, sweet and slightly pungent caramellic odour with fruity undertones, mild sweet caramellic-herbaceous taste, bitter taste · liquid
- Boiling point
- 106.00 to 108.00 °C. @ 5.50 mm Hg · 238 °C
- Solubility
- slightly soluble in water, soluble in oil and alcohol · (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.967-0.977 · 0.9735 @ 20°C
- Melting/freezing point
- 15.11 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 229~231 ℃
- Flash point
- 110 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.037 ㎜Hg(25°C)
- Water solubility
- 10.9 g/100g
- Vapour density
- 5.945115636865723
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.27
- Molecular weight
- 172.23
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 5 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance2
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Intermediate1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2 3
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata