Ethyl formate

C₃H₆O₂CAS 109-94-474.08 g/mol

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Properties

Molecular formula: C₃H₆O₂
Molar mass: 74.08 g/mol
Exact mass: 74.0368 Da
Density: 0.9168 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point: −80.5 °C
Boiling point: 54.5 °C
Flash point: -20 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility: miscible
logP: 0.18Crippen estimate
Polar surface area: 26.3 Å²
H-bond donors / acceptors: 0 / 2
Rotatable bonds: 2

Hazards

Danger

H225 Highly Flammable liquid and vaporFlammable liquids
H302 Harmful if swallowedAcute toxicity, oral
H319 Causes serious eye irritationSerious eye damage/eye irritation
H332 Harmful if inhaledAcute toxicity, inhalation
H335 May cause respiratory irritationSpecific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P317, P319, P330, P337+P317, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number

109-94-4

SMILES

CCOC=O

InChIKey

WBJINCZRORDGAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

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Names and synonyms

6 names

Formic acid, ethyl ester
Areginal
Methanoic acid ethyl ester
Ethyl methanoate
NSC 406578
NSC 8828

Safety data sheets

2 stored sheets list this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 109-94-4. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

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Work with Ethyl formate

Predict the NMR spectrum1H and 13C shifts with multiplicities Make a solutionWhat to weigh for any molarity and volume Check drug-likenessLipinski, Veber and lead-likeness Boiling point under vacuumAt any pressure, from its normal boiling point Isotope patternExact mass and the mass spectrum pattern

Similar compounds

Propyl formate110-74-752 % similar Glycol diformate629-15-250 % similar Butyl formate592-84-748 % similar Pentyl formate638-49-346 % similar Hexyl formate629-33-444 % similar Isobutyl formate542-55-243 % similar Ethyl vinyl ether109-92-243 % similar Poly(ethyl vinyl ether)25104-37-443 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds

Same formula

Hydroxyacetone116-09-6 Reuterin2134-29-4 Glycidol556-52-5 (+)-Glycidol57044-25-4 (-)-Glycidol60456-23-7 Dioxolane646-06-0 Oxetan-3-ol7748-36-9 Propionic acid79-09-4

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