
Butyl Lactate
Butyl lactate appears as a clear colorless liquid with a mild odor. Flash point 168 °F. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Vapors heavier than air. Used as a solvent, and to make other chemicals. — CAMEO Chemicals
- IUPAC name
- butyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
- Molecular formula
- C7H14O3
- Molecular weight
- 146.18 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 146.094294304 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 46.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:169137
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL3183988
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID7042196
- PubMed:22171298
- PubMed:21720501
- PubMed:20851671
- PubMed:18785076
- PubMed:16599560
- PubMed:16233583
- PubMed:16054795
- PubMed:12711170
- PubMed:12623199
- PubMed:11532318
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