Butanedioic acid, 1-ethyl ester

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1070-34-4

    Molecular formula
    C6H10O4

    SMILES
    CCOC(=O)CCC(=O)O

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 69.5%
    Winey 58.74%
    Sour 52.81%
    Caramellic 49.99%
    Ethereal 37.22%
    Buttery 36.49%
    Sweet 34.69%
    Fatty 34.48%
    Fermented 32.57%
    Cheesy 30.67%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 58.65%
    Sweet 35.74%
    Odorless 34.75%
    Cheese 32.65%
    Sour 32.63%
    Sharp 31.83%
    Buttery 31.74%
    Creamy 31.45%
    Mild 30.6%
    Fatty 29.39%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.5

    pKa est.
    6.98 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    146.14 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    260°C

    Flash point

    • 114.54 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 4-Ethoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid
    • 1070-34-4
    • mono-Ethyl succinate
    • monoethyl succinate
    • Ethyl hydrogen succinate
    • Butanedioic acid, 1-ethyl ester
    • Butanedioic acid, monoethyl ester
    • succinic acid monoethyl ester
    • 4-Ethoxy-4-oxobutyric Acid
    • EINECS 213-973-3
    • MFCD00053346
    • AI3-06253
    • DTXSID30870834
    • 4-ethoxy-4-oxobutanoate
    • mono-ethylsuccinate
    • 9J3
    • Monoethyl butanedioate
    • Bernsteinsaureathylester
    • succinic acid ethyl ester
    • mono-Ethyl succinate, 90%
    • 4-ethoxy-4-oxo-butyric acid
    • SCHEMBL262913
    • 4-Ethoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid #
    • CHEBI:88827
    • DTXCID40818520
    • AKOS000119570
    • CS-W013313
    • FM72421
    • Ethyl hydrogen succinate;Butanedioic acid
    • AS-15222
    • SY058510
    • NS00041908
    • EN300-17161
    • O11227
    • Q27160807
    • Z56896764
    • 213-973-3

  • Applications

    Butanedioic acid, 1-ethyl ester (CAS 1070-34-4) is the ethyl ester of succinic acid and is used primarily as an intermediate in organic synthesis and as a building block for polymer production; it can function as a solvent or processing aid in coatings, inks, and cleaning formulations; it may act as a plasticizer for certain polymer systems; and it is used as a fragrance intermediate or aroma precursor in perfumery.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 161.49
    methanol 301.58
    isopropanol 99.94
    water 40.96
    ethyl acetate 47.8
    n-propanol 82.34
    acetone 189.94
    n-butanol 62.05
    acetonitrile 119.5
    DMF 1109.27
    toluene 10.23
    isobutanol 57.01
    1,4-dioxane 128.18
    methyl acetate 101.3
    THF 168.24
    2-butanone 107.85
    n-pentanol 48.24
    sec-butanol 77.75
    n-hexane 4.55
    ethylene glycol 97.47
    NMP 809.12
    cyclohexane 2.46
    DMSO 1454.95
    n-butyl acetate 37.82
    n-octanol 19.95
    chloroform 34.62
    n-propyl acetate 41.7
    acetic acid 250.57
    dichloromethane 73.8
    cyclohexanone 101.91
    propylene glycol 79.41
    isopropyl acetate 29.95
    DMAc 925.13
    2-ethoxyethanol 184.1
    isopentanol 60.88
    n-heptane 1.64
    ethyl formate 99.65
    1,2-dichloroethane 65.39
    n-hexanol 22.97
    2-methoxyethanol 317.85
    isobutyl acetate 19.27
    tetrachloromethane 7.81
    n-pentyl acetate 21.64
    transcutol 358.61
    n-heptanol 11.52
    ethylbenzene 14.86
    MIBK 34.33
    2-propoxyethanol 77.34
    tert-butanol 139.8
    MTBE 83.38
    2-butoxyethanol 41.54
    propionic acid 111.33
    o-xylene 18.82
    formic acid 317.15
    diethyl ether 38.35
    m-xylene 10.7
    p-xylene 21.78
    chlorobenzene 22.82
    dimethyl carbonate 60.5
    n-octane 0.91
    formamide 555.77
    cyclopentanone 174.85
    2-pentanone 55.02
    anisole 77.78
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 48.36
    gamma-butyrolactone 278.68
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 159.3
    pyridine 94.62
    3-pentanone 44.21
    furfural 388.12
    n-dodecane 1.01
    diethylene glycol 111.85
    diisopropyl ether 10.24
    tert-amyl alcohol 132.19
    acetylacetone 97.75
    n-hexadecane 1.11
    acetophenone 95.2
    methyl propionate 60.56
    isopentyl acetate 37.85
    trichloroethylene 92.17
    n-nonanol 17.76
    cyclohexanol 37.76
    benzyl alcohol 71.2
    2-ethylhexanol 15.27
    isooctanol 11.45
    dipropyl ether 14.53
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 35.14
    ethyl lactate 39.33
    propylene carbonate 133.36
    n-methylformamide 389.96
    2-pentanol 34.45
    n-pentane 2.98
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 47.08
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 51.08
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 102.13
    mesitylene 8.82
    ε-caprolactone 115.48
    p-cymene 9.95
    epichlorohydrin 216.74
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 26.62
    2-aminoethanol 141.84
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 525.0
    sulfolane 546.13
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 3.38
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 109.25
    n-hexyl acetate 38.85
    isooctane 1.34
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 102.03
    sec-butyl acetate 26.03
    tert-butyl acetate 44.54
    decalin 3.65
    glycerin 151.96
    diglyme 213.74
    acrylic acid 132.23
    isopropyl myristate 15.14
    n-butyric acid 80.78
    acetyl acetate 44.29
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 30.27
    ethyl propionate 37.97
    nitromethane 599.85
    1,2-diethoxyethane 55.77
    benzonitrile 64.84
    trioctyl phosphate 16.3
    1-bromopropane 23.86
    gamma-valerolactone 319.27
    n-decanol 13.09
    triethyl phosphate 32.38
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 20.73
    propionitrile 56.47
    vinylene carbonate 126.35
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 194.02
    DMS 52.38
    cumene 14.22
    2-octanol 10.08
    2-hexanone 49.8
    octyl acetate 20.31
    limonene 13.05
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 294.96
    ethyl orthosilicate 26.59
    tributyl phosphate 26.47
    diacetone alcohol 87.18
    N,N-dimethylaniline 78.3
    acrylonitrile 107.53
    aniline 43.59
    1,3-propanediol 140.27
    bromobenzene 17.1
    dibromomethane 35.41
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 75.01
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 36.16
    tetrabutyl urea 43.94
    diisobutyl methanol 11.47
    2-phenylethanol 36.31
    styrene 19.66
    dioctyl adipate 37.44
    dimethyl sulfate 214.57
    ethyl butyrate 31.6
    methyl lactate 71.66
    butyl lactate 32.1
    diethyl carbonate 32.2
    propanediol butyl ether 69.0
    triethyl orthoformate 27.49
    p-tert-butyltoluene 9.53
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 69.29
    morpholine 174.43
    tert-butylamine 68.76
    n-dodecanol 9.63
    dimethoxymethane 188.68
    ethylene carbonate 84.87
    cyrene 136.27
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 44.37
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 27.95
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 48.51
    4-methylpyridine 116.58
    dibutyl ether 19.0
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 11.47
    DEF 157.18
    dimethyl isosorbide 163.37
    tetrachloroethylene 49.84
    eugenol 72.95
    triacetin 69.2
    span 80 57.25
    1,4-butanediol 70.45
    1,1-dichloroethane 32.1
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 53.87
    methyl formate 268.25
    2-methyl-1-butanol 61.03
    n-decane 1.63
    butyronitrile 48.47
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 23.57
    1-chlorooctane 7.73
    1-chlorotetradecane 3.44
    n-nonane 1.49
    undecane 1.24
    tert-butylcyclohexane 3.61
    cyclooctane 1.18
    cyclopentanol 61.66
    tetrahydropyran 50.17
    tert-amyl methyl ether 70.59
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 169.0
    1-hexene 13.53
    2-isopropoxyethanol 91.95
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 120.84
    methyl butyrate 65.76

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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