
Butyl Butyryllactate
Butyl butyryllactate is a diester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 2-(butanoyloxy)propanoic acid with butan-1-ol. It has a role as a flavouring agent and a plant metabolite. It is a butyrate ester and a diester. It is functionally related to a butan-1-ol and a 2-hydroxypropanoic acid. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (1-butoxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl) butanoate
- Molecular formula
- C11H20O4
- Molecular weight
- 216.27 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 216.13615911 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 52.6 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:168668
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID3044831
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.