Benzyl butyrate has a characteristic fruity-floral, plum-like odor and a sweet, pear-like taste.
Reported found in papaya, black tea, Passiflora edulis juice, cherimoya (Annona cheremolia Mill.), Bourbon
vanilla, mountain papaya and hog plum (Spondias mombins L.).
Plasticizer, odorants, flavoring.
Benzyl Butyrate is a pesticidal compound.
ChEBI: Phenylmethyl butanoate is a carboxylic ester. It is functionally related to a benzyl alcohol.
By heating benzyl chloride and sodium butyrate in water or butyric acid and benzyl chloride under pressure.
Taste characteristics at 30 ppm: sweet, aromatic, powdery vanillin-like.
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified
Moderately toxic by ingestion. Seealso ESTERS. Combustible liquid. When heated todecomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
