DESCRIPTION

Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate occurs as a clear, pale yellow, viscous liquid. It consists of a mixture of sucrose esters of acetic and isobutyric acid, with sucrose diacetate hexaisobutyrate being the predominant sucrose ester. It is produced through the controlled esterification of sucrose with acetic anhydride and isobutyric anhydride. It is very soluble in essential oils such as orange oil, soluble in ethanol and in ethyl acetate, and very slightly soluble in water.