Properties of butyl formate

Thermophysical properties for butyl formate (CAS: 592-84-7). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 5, H: 10, O: 2
  • CAS
    592-84-7
  • Formula
    C5H10O2
  • ID
    592-84-7
  • InChI
    C5H10O2/c1-2-3-4-7-5-6/h5H,2-4H2,1H3
  • InChI Key
    NMJJFJNHVMGPGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    butyl methanoate
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    102.132
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    1.1614e+4
  • SMILES
    CCCCOC=O
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.3844
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    35.5651
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    289.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.345
  • Dipole moment
    1.91867
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -91.75
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    106.1

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    30.4473
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00482832
  • Density (kg/m³)
    864.594
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.645222
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    386.883
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    3.9513e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -4.0844e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    7.4627e-7
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    200.475
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.118127
  • Parachor
    4.6973e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00466
  • Prandtl number
    9.21079
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    0.0372919
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    105.927
  • Solubility parameter
    1.7706e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    0.865444
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.96291
  • Surface tension
    0.0245236
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.137503
  • Thermal diffusivity
    8.1022e-8

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    13
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0172198
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.10958

Environmental Properties

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