Methyl butyrate
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Methyl butyrate is an ester with a fruity fragrance resembling apples or pineapples. At room temperature, it is a colorless liquid.
It is used in perfumes and as a food flavoring. It is also used in some kinds of biodiesel fuel.
References
- [link] Perfume
- [link] Safe food flavoring
- [link] Used in biodiesel
- [link] molecular formula
- The Merck Index, 13th Edition
External links
- For a full list of external links to MSDSs, spectroscopic data, commercial chemicals suppliers etc. for this compound, see [Chemical sources].
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