N-BUTYL NICOTINATE is a colorless oily liquid. B.P. 231℃. Almost insoluble in water. soluble in alcohol, Propylene glycol and oils. Pungent-sweet, Mushroom-tobacco-like odor of moderate tenacily, but of great penetration.
N-BUTYL NICOTINATE finds use in heavy, exoticfloral as well as in woody-non-floral, "Oriental" type fragrances. It blends well with the Methylionones, with Jasmin base or flower absolute, Narcissus notes, Labdanum, Phenylacetic esters, Civet products, precious wood
notes, etc.
From Nicotinic acid and n-Butanol
by azeotropic type esterification.
GENERAL METHOD: Nicotinic acid (0.2 mol) was dissolved in a solvent mixture of n-butanol (110 mL) and benzene (30 mL), and concentrated sulfuric acid (98%, density = 1.84) was slowly added with continuous stirring. A water separator was installed and the reaction mixture was heated to reflux and kept stirring for 8 hours. Upon completion of the reaction, excess n-butanol and benzene were removed by distillation. The residue was carefully poured into ice water (150 mL) and neutralized with saturated sodium carbonate solution to pH=7-8. The aqueous phase was extracted with isopropyl ether (3 x 100 mL). The organic phases were combined and dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate overnight, followed by filtration. The filtrate was first removed from the isopropyl ether by distillation and then distilled under reduced pressure to give butyl 3-pyridinecarboxylate.
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[4] Patent: DE942509, 1951,
[5] Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de France, 1948, p. 1014,1015
