
Isobutyl butyrate
Isobutyl butyrate is a butyrate ester resulting from the formal condensation of butanoic acid with isobutanol. It is used as a food flavour ingredient for apple, banana, peach and pinapple flavours in ice cream and confectionery. It has a role as a metabolite and a flavouring agent. It is functionally related to an isobutanol. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-methylpropyl butanoate
- Molecular formula
- C8H16O2
- Molecular weight
- 144.21 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 144.115029749 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:87683
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL4648429
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID8047557
- PubMed:20069833
- PubMed:16555133
- PubMed:12512589
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