N-Butyl Acetate
N-Butyl Acetate and uses
N-Butyl acetate, or Butyl Acetate, normal-Butyl Acetate (BAC) is transparent colorless liquid, medium volatility and characteristic sweet ester odor. BAC has 3 isomers: isobutyl Acetate, tert-Butyl Acetate, sec-Butyl Acetate. BAC dissolves organic solvents such as alcohols, ketones, aldehyde, ether, glycol ether, but not soluble or very slightly soluble in water. It has many uses as a solvent in the paint industry, plastics, printing inks, adhesives, use as a component of pharmaceuticals, detergents, food flavorings.
n-Butyl Acetate Specification:
|
Property |
Unit |
Method |
Result |
| Appearance | None | Visual | Clear |
| Color, Pt-Co | None | ASTM D1209 | 10 |
| Density at 20°C | g/cm3 | ASTM D4052 | 0.8780-0.8840 |
| Distillation, IBP | °C | ASTM D1078 | 122.0 |
| Distillation, DP | °C | ASTM D1078 | 128.0 |
| Purity | %wt | GC | 99.5 |
| Water | %wt | ASTM E1064 | 0.10 |
| Acidity as acetic acid | %wt | ASTM D1613 | 0.01 |
| Refractive Index at 20°C | None | ASTM D1218 | 1.3910-1.3970 |
