| butanoic acid; butyric acid; n-butyric acid; ethylacetic acid; propanecarboxylic acid; propylformic acid | |
| In russian: | масляная кислота; бутановая кислота |
| Links: | 🌍 Wikipedia, 📏 NIST, 📖 PubMed, 📖Houben-Weyl, 2. Band (Buttersäure); p. 26, 119, 251, 266, 269, 297, 458, 486, 498, 612, 662, 989, 993, 📖Org. Chem., v. Richter, 1. Vol (Butyric Acid); p. 258, 259, |
| MeSH: | Neurotransmitter Agents |
| CAS RN: | [107-92-6] |
| Formula: | C4H8O2; 88.11 g/mol |
| InChiKey: | FERIUCNNQQJTOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES: | O=C(O)CCC |
| Use: | butyrates; component of synthetic butter, butterscotch, hops, pineapple, pistachio, melon and walnut flavors for use in candies, liqueurs, sirups, and cake; disinfectants; drugs; esters; varnishes |
| Toxicology (LD50): | 6 096 mg/Kg (rabbit, ct); 2 940 mg/Kg(rat, or); 8 790 mg/Kg(rat, or) |
| Density: | 0.960 g/mL |
| Molar volume: | 91.8 mL/mol |
| Refractive index: | 1.397 |
| Molecular refractive power: | 22.11 mL/mol |
| Dielectric constant: | 2.80 |
| Dipole moment: | 1.65 D |
| Melting point: | -6 °C |
| Boiling point: | 163 °C |
| Vapour pressure: | 0 Torr |
| Antoine equation P(Torr) vs T(°C) | |
| Surface tension: | 26.26 dyn/cm |
| Critical temperature: | 355 °C |
| Critical pressure: | 52.0 atm |
| Critical volume: | 290.00 ml/mol |
| Solubility in water: | 100 % w/w |
| Solubility of water: | 100 % w/w |
| Log10 partition octanol / water: | 0.79 |
| Dimroth ET: | 54.4 |
| Hansen solubility parameter: | δd: 7.3 (cal/mL)^0.5 δp: 2.0 (cal/mL)^0.5 δh: 5.2 (cal/mL)^0.5 |
| 100g dissolves: 22.1g naphthalene; 18.5g phenanthrene; 8.9g 1,3-dinitrobenzene | |
| 1g dissolves in: 4.39g water | |