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BUTYL ACETATE

HOW IT IS MADE
Butyl acetate. Red atoms
are oxygen; white atoms are All three isomers of butyl acetate are made by reacting
hydrogen; and black atoms acetic acid (CH 3 COOH) with the appropriate butyl alcohol
are carbon. Gray sticks indicate
(n-butyl alcohol, sec-butyl alcohol, or tert-butyl alcohol,
double bonds. PU BL I S HERS
respectively).
RESOURCE GRO U P
COMMON USES AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS
The primary use of all three isomers of butyl acetate is as
a solvent in the production of lacquers and paints; photo-
graphic film; resins; and coatings for furniture, fixtures,
containers, and automobiles. Since the 1990s, these com-
pounds have been substituted for other solvents that are
considered hazardous environmental pollutants.
Other uses of the isomers are as follows:
• n-butyl acetate: as an odor enhancer in perfumes; in the
synthesis of synthetics flavors, pharmaceuticals, and
other organic compounds;

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