Butyl butyrate

At a glance

A fruity ester with a pineapple-and-banana character, used as an economical fruity building block in tropical fruit accords across both fine fragrance and food flavoring applications.

Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Origin
synthetic production
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Ester
CAS number
109-21-7
Profile
fruity, sweet
IFRA status
Not restricted
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01