Butylphthalide is a member of benzofurans.
Definition
Butylphthalide is a member of benzofurans.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 822Q956KGM · registered name BUTYLPHTHALIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
BUTYLPHTHALIDEINCI1(3H)-Isobenzofuranone, 3-butyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 6066-49-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 228-000-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID50863687
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID70812273
- IUPAC
- 3-Butyl-2-benzofuran-1(3H)-one
- Molecular formula
- C12H14O2
- Molecular weight
- 190.242 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless, oily liquid, warm-spicy herbaceous aroma
- Boiling point
- 177.00 to 178.00 °C. @ 15.00 mm Hg · 113 °C (0.2 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- Slightly soluble in water, soluble in oil · soluble (in ethanol)
- Density
- 1.068-1.074
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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 nutrient2
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Butylphthalide nanoemulsion for management of dry age-related macular degeneration via antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. · 2026
- A case of acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis caused by butylphthalide sodium chloride injection and review of the literature · 2023
- Dl-3-n-butylphthalide induced anaphylactic shock: a case report · 2022
- Autophagy Induction in C12orf65 Mutation-related Autosomal Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia · 2021
- Gas Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Phthalide Composition of Celery oil from Apium graveolens L. cultivated in Nigeria. · 2021
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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
- Wikipedia · English