N-Butyl chloroformate is widely used as an intermediate and reagent in the manufacture of pharmaceutical compounds pesticides specialty chemicals and in laboratory organic synthesis for preparing carbamates esters and amides.

The primary purpose of N-butyl chloroformate is to introduce a butoxycarbonyl (carbamate) group or activate functional groups during the synthesis of pharmaceuticals agrochemicals and fine chemicals.

N-Butyl chloroformate is a colorless to pale yellow moisture-sensitive organic compound that belongs to the chloroformate family and is commonly used as a chemical reagent in organic synthesis.