Compound
butyl benzoate
A benzoate ester obtained by condensation of benzoic acid and butanol. It is used as a perfume ingredient and as a solvent for cellulose ether, a dye carrier for textiles.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:156070), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:156070ChEBI
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C11H14O2
- Mass
- 178.231 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- XSIFPSYPOVKYCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCOC(=O)c1ccccc1
- Look it up
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
Reactions
1 reaction
CHEBI:28885+benzoyl-CoAbutyl benzoate+coenzyme A(4-)
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:64636CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
6 names
Resolves to: butyl benzoate
- Also called
- benzoic acid butyl esterbenzoic acid n-butyl esterBenzoic acid, butyl estern-butyl benzoate
- Sold as
- Anthrapole AZDai Cari XBN