Ethyl butyrate

ethyl butanoate, butanoic acid ethyl ester, butyric ether

How to detect Ethyl butyrate

Formula: C6H12O2 | CAS: 105-54-4

Synonyms: ethyl butanoate, butanoic acid ethyl ester, butyric ether

Ethyl butyrate is primarily used as a plasticiser

Specification

Specification Value/Information
Formula C6H12O2
CAS no. 105-54-4
Gas Response Factor, 11.7 eV 1.00
Gas Response Factor, 10.6 eV 1.40
Gas Response Factor, 10.0 eV 3.30
ppm per mg/m⁻³, (20 °C, 1 bar) 0.207
Molecular Weight, g/mole 116.2
Specification Value/Information
Melting point, °C -93
Boiling point, °C 120
Flash point, °C 26
Upper Explosive Limit, % 21.1
Density, g.cm⁻³ 0.878
Ionisation Energy, eV 9.9