Isovaleric acid/3-Methylbutyric Acid

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CAS NO.： 503-74-2

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Specification： FCC-4(≥99.5%); USP-25(≥99.5%)

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Lead Time： 14-30 days

Max Capacity： -

Pallets Packing	20'FCL		40'FCL
Pallets Packing	With	Without	With	Without
200KG/Plastic Drum	12.8 MT	--	--	--

Product Detail

Properties

Isovaleric acid

Molecular formula	C₅H₁₀O₂
Molecular weight	102.13
Appearance	Colorless to light yellow thick liquid
Melting point	-29℃
Boiling point	175℃
Flash point	70℃
Assay (sum of 2 isomers )	≥99%
Refractive index (n²⁰_D)	1.401-1.405
Relative Density (d²⁵₂₅)	0.923-0.928

Properties

It is used to produce the sedative hypnotic bromoisoamyl urea. But it is more used in the production of spices (80% of the total amount of de boiling in Japan). The main isovalerate used as perfume are hexyl isovalerate, propyl isovalerate, isoamyl isovalerate, geranyl isovalerate, benzyl isovalerate and cinnamyl isovalerate. The lower isovalerates are used as food flavors, and the higher isovalerates are used in cosmetics. Isovaleric acid exists naturally in valerian oil, vanilla oil, hops oil, laurel leaf oil, spearmint oil and so on. It is a kind of edible flavor permitted by GB2760-86. It is mainly used to make cheese and cream flavors, and also to be used in fruit flavor. It is used to make medicine, spice, condiment, etc.

CAS No.

503-74-2

Formula

C5H10O2

Molecular Mass

102.13200

Exact Mass

102.06800

PSA

37.30000

Logp

1.11710