Butyl Myristate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    110-36-1

    Molecular formula
    C18H36O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCC

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • Carbowax: 2229.0

  • Odor profile

    Fatty 75.17%
    Oily 73.22%
    Waxy 70.14%
    Fruity 53.97%
    Creamy 41.25%
    Sweet 40.87%
    Winey 40.36%
    Cognac 38.04%
    Floral 32.69%
    Dairy 31.9%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    7.6

    pKa est.
    6.9 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    284.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    339°C

    Flash point est.
    146.89 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • BUTYL MYRISTATE
    • Butyl tetradecanoate
    • 110-36-1
    • Myristic acid n-butyl ester
    • Tetradecanoic acid, butyl ester
    • Bumyr
    • Butyl n-tetradecanoate
    • Myristic acid, butyl ester
    • Wickenol 141
    • n-Butyl myristate
    • NSC 4814
    • Crodamol BM
    • Nikkol BM
    • EINECS 203-759-8
    • UNII-O061W4C37H
    • BRN 1782649
    • n-Butyl tetradecanoate
    • AI3-07958
    • O061W4C37H
    • NSC-4814
    • MFCD00015077
    • DTXSID4038716
    • Tetradecanoic acid, n-butyl ester
    • 4-02-00-01132 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • nButyl myristate
    • Butyl ntetradecanoate
    • nButyl tetradecanoate
    • Myristic Acid Butyl Ester
    • Myristic acid nbutyl ester
    • Butyl myristate, AldrichCPR
    • SCHEMBL43540
    • BUTYL MYRISTATE [INCI]
    • Tetradecanoic acid nbutyl ester
    • CHEMBL206900
    • DTXCID2018716
    • NSC4814
    • Myristic acid, butyl ester (8CI)
    • AKOS024390872
    • HY-W099584
    • BS-23651
    • SY053628
    • CS-0152226
    • M0477
    • NS00013415
    • D91335
    • Q27285150
    • 203-759-8

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1062.52
    methanol 789.75
    isopropanol 1576.26
    water 0.04
    ethyl acetate 4308.89
    n-propanol 1391.52
    acetone 3615.42
    n-butanol 1614.74
    acetonitrile 1400.45
    DMF 2964.32
    toluene 1449.32
    isobutanol 1446.61
    1,4-dioxane 3214.31
    methyl acetate 2341.45
    THF 6084.39
    2-butanone 3612.18
    n-pentanol 1073.7
    sec-butanol 1713.25
    n-hexane 826.54
    ethylene glycol 36.2
    NMP 3939.97
    cyclohexane 2668.76
    DMSO 2980.64
    n-butyl acetate 4052.47
    n-octanol 869.13
    chloroform 6287.23
    n-propyl acetate 4335.57
    acetic acid 977.66
    dichloromethane 6635.41
    cyclohexanone 8382.17
    propylene glycol 137.24
    isopropyl acetate 3631.23
    DMAc 3331.58
    2-ethoxyethanol 1368.28
    isopentanol 1898.54
    n-heptane 594.73
    ethyl formate 1602.24
    1,2-dichloroethane 5385.61
    n-hexanol 1000.61
    2-methoxyethanol 1619.41
    isobutyl acetate 2445.94
    tetrachloromethane 1524.99
    n-pentyl acetate 3894.21
    transcutol 5455.53
    n-heptanol 764.82
    ethylbenzene 986.92
    MIBK 2981.56
    2-propoxyethanol 1503.15
    tert-butanol 2244.44
    MTBE 3730.36
    2-butoxyethanol 1482.2
    propionic acid 1206.13
    o-xylene 1108.85
    formic acid 110.95
    diethyl ether 3613.73
    m-xylene 1016.51
    p-xylene 1545.36
    chlorobenzene 2380.34
    dimethyl carbonate 540.29
    n-octane 229.83
    formamide 283.3
    cyclopentanone 6259.63
    2-pentanone 4203.69
    anisole 1615.22
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4311.62
    gamma-butyrolactone 5119.16
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1786.98
    pyridine 4045.81
    3-pentanone 2876.34
    furfural 3178.85
    n-dodecane 105.69
    diethylene glycol 458.11
    diisopropyl ether 1474.22
    tert-amyl alcohol 2157.39
    acetylacetone 3563.26
    n-hexadecane 134.89
    acetophenone 1838.52
    methyl propionate 2406.34
    isopentyl acetate 3575.71
    trichloroethylene 7629.85
    n-nonanol 806.3
    cyclohexanol 3002.54
    benzyl alcohol 926.71
    2-ethylhexanol 1164.74
    isooctanol 836.86
    dipropyl ether 2766.16
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2398.94
    ethyl lactate 854.67
    propylene carbonate 2929.65
    n-methylformamide 1114.91
    2-pentanol 1621.84
    n-pentane 521.46
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1867.71
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2533.06
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1039.18
    mesitylene 772.0
    ε-caprolactone 6072.09
    p-cymene 722.03
    epichlorohydrin 5262.25
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 5648.25
    2-aminoethanol 208.75
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3303.74
    sulfolane 5659.14
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 282.87
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5982.7
    n-hexyl acetate 3610.82
    isooctane 198.49
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1631.61
    sec-butyl acetate 3110.19
    tert-butyl acetate 3815.4
    decalin 644.45
    glycerin 177.3
    diglyme 3811.29
    acrylic acid 617.0
    isopropyl myristate 1073.03
    n-butyric acid 3360.45
    acetyl acetate 2019.96
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 623.38
    ethyl propionate 3444.08
    nitromethane 2392.24
    1,2-diethoxyethane 3556.05
    benzonitrile 1816.98
    trioctyl phosphate 533.18
    1-bromopropane 4053.48
    gamma-valerolactone 6825.65
    n-decanol 492.29
    triethyl phosphate 1035.19
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 996.6
    propionitrile 1809.92
    vinylene carbonate 2205.15
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2540.14
    DMS 1532.15
    cumene 667.08
    2-octanol 810.05
    2-hexanone 3208.67
    octyl acetate 1252.49
    limonene 1549.94
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3997.93
    ethyl orthosilicate 1074.64
    tributyl phosphate 781.87
    diacetone alcohol 2424.74
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1125.56
    acrylonitrile 1539.7
    aniline 1313.56
    1,3-propanediol 583.82
    bromobenzene 2932.89
    dibromomethane 4893.53
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 7039.46
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1987.42
    tetrabutyl urea 1093.86
    diisobutyl methanol 825.84
    2-phenylethanol 900.8
    styrene 1305.59
    dioctyl adipate 1418.19
    dimethyl sulfate 954.18
    ethyl butyrate 3590.71
    methyl lactate 614.79
    butyl lactate 1729.81
    diethyl carbonate 1603.19
    propanediol butyl ether 1018.45
    triethyl orthoformate 2144.6
    p-tert-butyltoluene 643.62
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1563.6
    morpholine 4859.97
    tert-butylamine 1644.39
    n-dodecanol 352.91
    dimethoxymethane 1832.55
    ethylene carbonate 2403.82
    cyrene 926.64
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2987.21
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2989.68
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2527.86
    4-methylpyridine 4090.09
    dibutyl ether 3122.59
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 825.84
    DEF 4646.36
    dimethyl isosorbide 2131.91
    tetrachloroethylene 4461.68
    eugenol 1107.21
    triacetin 2279.85
    span 80 1194.52
    1,4-butanediol 223.14
    1,1-dichloroethane 5305.82
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1180.51
    methyl formate 668.21
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1620.46
    n-decane 269.1
    butyronitrile 2541.44
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 981.29
    1-chlorooctane 1230.93
    1-chlorotetradecane 344.87
    n-nonane 288.8
    undecane 154.26
    tert-butylcyclohexane 459.71
    cyclooctane 574.31
    cyclopentanol 2521.08
    tetrahydropyran 7104.8
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2684.92
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1861.03
    1-hexene 1837.51
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1277.65
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 327.12
    methyl butyrate 4999.23

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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
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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
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
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
 No restriction
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
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
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