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Ethyl formate

analytical standard

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:
85151701
eCl@ss:
39022251
PubChem Substance ID:
329769660
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

15.16 psi ( 55 °C)
3.79 psi ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

851 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

16 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.359 (lit.)
n20/D 1.360

bp

52-54 °C (lit.)

mp

−80 °C (lit.)

density

0.921 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

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 belongs to the group of ethyl esters, which can be synthesized via the reaction between formic acid and ethanol in the presence of sulfuric acid, under thermal conditions.

Application

Ethyl formate may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in fruits, bread pre-ferment brew, alcoholic beverages, smog and gasoline samples by gas chromatography (GC) based techniques.
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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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