n-Butyl propionate

Synonyms

Butyl propanoate; Butyl propionate; Butyl propionate (natural); Propanoic acid, butyl ester; Propionic acid, butyl ester; n-Butyl propanoate; [ChemIDplus] Propanoic acid butyl ester; Propionic acid butyl ester; n-Butyl proprionate; [CAMEO] UN1914

Category

Esters (<C12)

Description

Colorless to straw-colored liquid; [CHRIS] Odor like apples; [CAMEO]

Sources/Uses

Used to make perfumes and flavorings; [CAMEO] Naturally occurring in fruits; Used for high solid coatings in automotive finishes, appliance coatings, enamels, lacquers, and printing inks, as a solvent for adhesives and nitrocellulose, and in polymerization reactions for acrylic resins; [EPA ChAMP: Submission] Used as a flavoring agent; [FDA]

Comments

No listed effects of short-term or long-term exposure; [ICSC] A skin and eye irritant; [CHRIS] Not a skin sensitizer in guinea pig maximization test; No developmental toxicity observed in rats in the presence of maternal toxicity; No effects to reproductive organs observed in 13-week inhalation study of rats; No changes observed in neurobehavioral functional observation battery (FOB) following repeated inhalation exposures in rats; No evidence of mutagenicity; [EPA ChAMP: Submission] Safe when used as a flavoring agent in food; [JECFA] An irritant that may cause serious eye injury; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]

Biomedical References

4.42 mm Hg

LC50 (rat) > 4,000 ppm

Explanatory Notes

The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Butyl propionates."

may ignite at ambient temp

Acute solvent syndrome

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Solvents, acute toxic effect

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Painting (Solvents)
• Working with Glues and Adhesives