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butyl hexanoate


Name(s) butyl hexanoate
Scientific name(s)
Formula C10H20O2
Molecular mass 172.268
IUPAC name butyl hexanoate
INCHI InChI=1S/C10H20O2/c1-3-5-7-8-10(11)12-9-6-4-2/h3-9H2,1-2H3
SMILE CCCCCC(=O)OCCCC
CAS ID 626-82-4
PubChem ID 12294
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID Not available
Description Present in fruits and berries, e.g. apricot, banana, orange, wine grapes, papaya etcand is) also present in beer, apple brandy and plum wine. It is used in fruit flavourings. Butyl hexanoate is found in many foods, some of which are fruits, pomes, alcoholic beverages, and citrus.