Ester and flavor raw material
The starting acid for butyrate esters used in fruit flavors and perfumes.
Butyric acid is used to make butyrate flavor esters, butter and cheese flavors, pharmaceutical and other organic chemicals, and for deliming leather. SUNCHEM supplies butyric acid with a batch COA on every shipment.
ácido butírico (ácido butanoico) is a short-chain fatty acid with a strong, rancid-butter odor. At trace levels it gives the authentic note in butter and cheese flavors; most volume goes into esters such as ethyl, butyl and isoamyl butyrate for fruit flavors and perfumes. It is also an intermediate for pharmaceuticals and other organic chemicals, and is used in leather deliming.
The correct synonym is butanoic acid. The current page lists “3-methylpropionic acid”, which is not used here.
The starting acid for butyrate esters used in fruit flavors and perfumes.
Used at trace levels for the real butter and cheese character in flavors.
We quote against your purity, water and color limits and send the batch COA for each lot.
| Parámetro | Valor típico |
|---|---|
| Nombre del producto | Ácido butírico |
| Sinónimos | Butanoic acid; n-butyric acid |
| CAS No. | 107-92-6 |
| EC No. | 203-532-3 |
| FEMA No. | 2221 |
| Molecular formula | C₄H₈O₂ |
| Peso molecular | 88.11 |
| Apariencia | Colorless oily liquid with a pungent odor |
Pureza, water and color limits depend on the grade and are stated on the TDS and batch COA; the limits for your order are confirmed in the quotation and contract.
Where butyric acid is used, and what to confirm before you switch supply.
Esterified with ethanol, butanol, isoamyl alcohol and other alcohols to make fruity butyrate esters for flavors and perfumes.
Used at trace levels to give the authentic dairy note in butter, cheese and cream flavors.
An intermediate for pharmaceuticals and other organic chemicals, including butyrate salts.
Used in the deliming step of leather processing.
| Su requisito | Lo que normalmente funciona |
|---|---|
| Flavor esters and food flavors | Food-grade butyric acid with flavor documentation |
| Productos intermedios farmacéuticos | Specify purity and impurity limits your QA approves |
| Leather and technical use | Technical-grade material in bulk packaging |
| Replacing an existing supplier | Envíe su TDS o COA actual; we quote against the parameters you approve |
Tell us the drum or IBC size you prefer; we confirm the packaging with the quotation.
Keep containers tightly closed in a cool, ventilated store, away from bases and oxidizers. The odor is strong and persistent — use closed transfer.
Corrosive liquid (Y 2820, Clase 8, PG III).
Esters, flavors, pharma or leather: the grade and documents follow from it.
Pureza, agua, color and, for flavors, odor against your reference.
Butyric acid odor carries; check drum seals on arrival and plan closed transfer.
Run a sample in your process and keep the approved lot COA as the contract reference.
Tell us what you make with butyric acid, the quantity and the destination port. Add your current specification and we will quote against it.
| Información | Ejemplo |
|---|---|
| Solicitud | Esters, flavors, pharma intermediate, cuero |
| Grade | Food grade / technical grade |
| Especificación requerida | Pureza, agua, color |
| embalaje | Drum or IBC size |
| Cantidad | orden de prueba / mensual / volumen anual |
| Destino | País y puerto |
| Documentos necesarios | COA, Ficha de datos de seguridad (MSDS), SDT, food statements |
Pineapple–banana fruity ester; a key note in baijiu and liquor flavors.
Ver producto →Mainly to make butyrate esters for flavors and perfumes; also in butter and cheese flavors, as a pharmaceutical and chemical intermediate, and for leather deliming.
Pureza, water and color; for flavor use, also odor against your reference sample.
Sí. It is regulated as a corrosive liquid under UN 2820, Clase 8, PG III.
In tightly closed containers in a cool, ventilated store away from bases and oxidizers. Follow the SDS for handling.