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Ethyl formate

reagent grade, 97%

Synonym(s):

Formic acid ethyl ester

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Linear Formula:
HCOOC2H5
CAS Number:
109-94-4
Molecular Weight:
74.08
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
906769
EC Number:
203-721-0
MDL number:
MFCD00003294
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
eCl@ss:
39022251
PubChem Substance ID:
24847107

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

200

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

15.16 psi ( 55 °C)
3.79 psi ( 20 °C)

assay

97%

autoignition temp.

851 °F

expl. lim.

16 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.359 (lit.)

bp

52-54 °C (lit.)

mp

−80 °C (lit.)

density

0.921 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCOC=O

InChI

1S/C3H6O2/c1-2-5-3-4/h3H,2H2,1H3

InChI key

WBJINCZRORDGAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Ethyl formate is an ethyl ester of formic acid. Its microwave spectrum indicates the presence of two isomeric forms having the ethyl group cis to the carbonyl oxygen atom but having different arrangement of the methyl group about the -CH2-O bond. Kinetics of its pyrolytic decomposition to the corresponding acid and alkene has been reported.

Application

Ethyl formate has been used in the preparation of N-(2-triethoxysilylpropyl) formamide. It has been used in the synthesis of N-methyl-3-phenylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-amine hydrochloride.
It may be used in the synthesis of isoflavone.

pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

-4.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-20 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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