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Ethyl acetate

EMPLURA^®

• Synonym(s): Ethyl ethanoate, Acetic ester, Ethyl ester, EtOAc
• Linear Formula: CH₃COOC₂H₅
• CAS Number: 141-78-6
• Molecular Weight: 88.11
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 506104
• MDL number: MFCD00009171
• UNSPSC Code: 12352108
• EC Index Number: 205-500-4
• NACRES: NA.05

Properties

• grade: for analytical purposes; for cleaning; for extraction; for preparative purposes; for synthesis
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor density: 3 (20 °C, vs air)
• vapor pressure: 73 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• product line: EMPLURA^®
• assay: ≥99.5% (GC)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 801 °F
• potency: 5620 mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat); >18000 mg/kg LD₅₀, skin (Rabbit)
• expl. lim.: 2.2-11.5 %, 38 °F
• impurities: ≤0.1% Water
• evapn. residue: ≤0.003%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.3720 (lit.)
• bp: 76.5-77.5 °C (lit.)
• mp: −84 °C (lit.)
• transition temp: flash point -4 °C
• solubility: 85.3 g/L
• density: 0.902 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): environmental; food and beverages; industrial qc; pharmaceutical
• format: neat
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• SMILES string: CCOC(C)=O
• InChI: 1S/C4H8O2/c1-3-6-4(2)5/h3H2,1-2H3
• InChI key: XEKOWRVHYACXOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

EMPLURA^® is our low-cost alternative to high-purity qualities. With EMPLURA we offer a range of solvents for a plurality of basic applications in non-regulated industries and for less demanding applications, preparative laboratory work and cleaning purposes. EMPLURA solvents provide adequate specifications with the most important parameters.

Application

• [Determination of 12 prohibited veterinary drug residues in pig urine by ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry]: Ethyl acetate is utilized for sample preparation in this advanced method to detect drug residues in animal samples, emphasizing its role in veterinary pharmaceutical compliance (Wan et al., 2024).


• Therapeutic effect of Ginkgetin on smoke-induced airway inflammation by down-regulating the c/EBPβ signaling pathway and CCL2 expression: This study explores the anti-inflammatory properties of Ginkgetin, where ethyl acetate is used in the extraction process, highlighting its utility in biomedical research (Tao et al., 2024).


• Effect of methanol extract of Plectranthus esculentus N.E.Br tuber and its fractions on indices of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Wistar rats: Ethyl acetate is employed in the extraction of bioactive compounds for pharmacological studies, showing its critical role in therapeutic applications (Kanu et al., 2024).


• Phytochemical evaluation of Ziziphus mucronata and Xysmalobium undulutum towards the discovery and development of anti-malarial drugs: Demonstrates the use of ethyl acetate in phytochemical screenings, contributing to the development of new anti-malarial medications (Buthelezi et al., 2024).


• The First Records of the In Silico Antiviral and Antibacterial Actions of Molecules Detected in Extracts of Algerian Fir (Abies numidica De Lannoy) Using LC-MS/MS Analysis: This research utilizes ethyl acetate for extracting compounds from plants for antiviral and antibacterial testing, underscoring its importance in the study of natural products (Benouchenne et al., 2024).

Analysis Note

Purity (GC): ≥ 99.5 %
Identity (IR): conforms
Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 0.899 - 0.901
Water: ≤ 0.1 %
Evaporation residue: ≤ 0.003 %

Legal Information

EMPLURA is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225 - H319 - H336
• pcodes: P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P242 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Central nervous system
• supp_hazards: EUH066
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 24.8 °F
• flash_point_c: -4 °C