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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C22H44O2
Molecular Weight 340.5836
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of Butyl Stearate

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCC

InChI

InChIKey=ULBTUVJTXULMLP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C22H44O2/c1-3-5-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-22(23)24-21-6-4-2/h3-21H2,1-2H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Molecular Formula C22H44O2
Molecular Weight 340.5836
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Butyl stearate is an ester of stearic acid and butanol. It is used in the cosmetic industry as a plasticizer in nail varnishes, emollient and skin conditioning agent in personal care formulations, as a masking agent in fragrances. In the food industry, it is used as a flavoring agent and as a defoaming agent in processing beet sugar and yeast.

Approval Year

2009
364
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Comedogenicity in rabbit: some cosmetic ingredients/vehicles.
2007
On the incorporation of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory naproxen into cationic O/W microemulsions.
2005-06-25
Patents

Patents

07384449
1
JP2000247861A
4
JP2001039893A
1
JP2001084566A
2
JP2010065231A
4
JP2011526302A
67
JPH00578691A
1
JPH0331348A
1
JPH0593158A
1
JPH09180171A
1
JPS0698526A
1
JPS55142065A
1
JPS56159836A
1
JPS5634737A
1
JPS58143831A
1
JPS59148130A
1
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
6Y0AI5605C
Record Status Validated (UNII)
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Name Type Language
Butyl Stearate
FCC   FHFI   II   INCI   MI   USP-RS  
INCI  
Official Name English
N-BUTYL STEARATE
HSDB  
Preferred Name English
BUTYL STEARATE [MI]
Common Name English
FEMA NO. 2214
Code English
BUTYL STEARATE [II]
Common Name English
BUTYL STEARATE [FHFI]
Common Name English
BUTYL STEARATE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
Butyl octadecanoate
Systematic Name English
BUTYL STEARATE [FCC]
Common Name English
N-BUTYL STEARATE [HSDB]
Common Name English
NSC-4820
Code English
Classification Tree Code System Code
JECFA EVALUATION BUTYL STEARATE
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CFR 21 CFR 172.515
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CFR 21 CFR 175.320
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CFR 21 CFR 173.340
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Code System Code Type Description
NCI_THESAURUS
C77456
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CAS
123-95-5
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CHEBI
85983
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID5027013
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JECFA MONOGRAPH
640
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RXCUI
1363628
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PRIMARY RxNorm
PUBCHEM
31278
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DAILYMED
6Y0AI5605C
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
204-666-5
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1082639
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NCI_THESAURUS
C45678
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CONCEPT Industrial Aid
MESH
C043349
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MERCK INDEX
m2862
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PRIMARY Merck Index
SMS_ID
100000166785
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EVMPD
SUB181109
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HSDB
942
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FDA UNII
6Y0AI5605C
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NSC
4820
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NIH
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