| English name |
Ethyl formate |
| CAS RN |
109-94-4 |
| EINECS |
203-721-0 |
| Molecular formula |
C3H6O2 |
| Molecular weight |
74.0785 |
| Properties |
colorless transparent liquid, volatile, good smell. |
| Melting point |
-80.5℃ |
| Boiling point |
54.4℃ |
| Relative density |
0.9168 |
| Refractive index |
1.3598 |
| Flash point |
-20℃ |
| Solubility |
Miscible with ethanol and ether, soluble in acetone. The solubility in water is 11.8 g/100 ml. |
| Use |
used as a solvent for nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, pharmaceutical intermediates for uracil, cytosine, thymine. |
| Structural formula |
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