Butyl hexadecanoate is a hexadecanoate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of hexadecanoic acid with the hydroxy group of butanol.
Definition
Butyl hexadecanoate is a hexadecanoate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of hexadecanoic acid with the hydroxy group of butanol. It has a role as an insect repellent, an animal metabolite and a plant metabolite.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII DUQ37A5I26 · registered name BUTYL PALMITATE · single chemical substance
Butyl Palmitate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
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
- 111-06-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-829-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3059395
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9033189
- IUPAC
- Butyl hexadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C20H40O2
- Molecular weight
- 312.538 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Light yellow liquid or solid with a pleasant fruity odor, mp = 17 deg C, [Chem Service MSDS] · Liquid
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 1 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.
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Enzymatic synthesis of n-butyl palmitate in a solvent-free system: RSM optimization and kinetic studies · 2016
- Microwave mediated lipase-catalyzed synthesis of n-butyl palmitate and thermodynamic studies · 2020
- Yellowjacket (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Repellency by Natural Products of Paper Wasps and Avon's Skin-so-Soft© · 1993
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- 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