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Ethyl formate

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): Formic acid ethyl ester
• 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

Properties

• 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

Description

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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Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H302 + H332,H319,H335
• pcodes: P210 - P233 - P240 - P301 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338
• 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