| Chemistry name: | butyl citrate |
| M Formula: | C3H5O(COOC4H9)3 |
| Properties: | |
| Colorless or pale-yellow, stable, odorless, nonvolatile liquid. Fp −20C, bp 233.5C (22.5 mm Hg), flash p 315F (157C) (COC), refr index 1.4453 (20C), d 1.042 (25/25C), bulk d 8.7 lb/gal at 20C, pour p viscosity 31.9 cP (25C). Practically insoluble in water. Combustible. | |
| Grade: | |
| Technical. | |
| Use: | |
| Plasticizer, antifoam agent, solvent for nitrocellulose. | |