Butyl acetate

Butyl acetate is an ester with formula C₆H₁₂O₂, usually referring to n-butyl acetate. Its fruity odor and solvent properties make it useful in coatings, inks, and adhesives.

Ester: An organic compound containing a carbonyl group bonded to an oxygen that is bonded to another carbon group. Butyl acetate belongs to this compound family, whose structure gives it characteristic solvent behavior.
Paint: A liquid or pasty coating that dries into a protective or decorative film. Butyl acetate can dissolve coating ingredients and evaporate as a paint film forms.
Isobutyl acetate: A branched-chain acetate ester made from isobutanol and acetic acid. It shares the formula C₆H₁₂O₂ with n-butyl acetate but has a different carbon skeleton.
Occupational exposure limit: A regulatory or advisory concentration limit for workplace exposure to a chemical agent. Workplace guidance sets limits for airborne exposure to butyl acetate vapor.
Chemical formula: A notation showing the types and numbers of atoms in a chemical substance. The formula C₆H₁₂O₂ captures the atom counts shared by butyl acetate’s structural isomers.
n-Butanol: A four-carbon primary alcohol with the formula C₄H₁₀O. It supplies the butyl group when n-butyl acetate is formed by esterification.
Printing ink: A colored fluid or paste used to transfer images or text onto a surface. Its solvent properties support ink formulation and influence drying on printed surfaces.
sec-Butyl acetate: An acetate ester whose butyl group is attached through a secondary carbon. Its branching differs from the straight-chain butyl group in the usual meaning of butyl acetate.
Safety data sheet: A standardized document describing a chemical’s hazards, handling, storage, and emergency measures. Its safety data sheet summarizes the precautions needed when using butyl acetate.
Structural isomer: One of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but different atom connectivity. Several butyl acetate isomers share a formula while differing in how their atoms are connected.

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