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Home/Compounds/Industrial Chemical/Ethyl formate
C3H6O2
74.08 g/mol
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ETHYL FORMATE

CAS109-94-4EC203-721-0
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
solvent and flavoring agent

Ethyl formate is a clear, colorless liquid with a pleasant odor, characterized by a flash point of -4 °F and a density lower than water. It is widely used as a solvent and flavoring agent in industrial and food applications.

solvent for nitrocelluloseflavoring agent for lemonade and essencesfungicide and larvicide for tobacco, cereals, and dried fruit

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Safety Reference

Flammable
Flammable
Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H302Harmful if swallowed
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H332Harmful if inhaled
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H370Causes damage to organs
H333May be harmful if inhaled
Regulatory Compliance1
  • CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
    Listed· listed since 2015-05-01Source

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for ETHYL FORMATE (CAS 109-94-4) is 2915.13.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2915.13

EU CN code (8-digit)

2915 13 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

ethyl formate

InChIKey

WBJINCZRORDGAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCOC=O

Synonyms (33)
  • Ethyl formate, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Aethylformiat
  • Aethylformiat [German]
  • Areginal
  • Carboxylic acid oxaethane
  • Caswell No. 443A
  • ETHOXYCARBONYL GROUP
  • ETHYL FORMATE
  • EtOCHO
  • Ethyl ester of formic acid
  • Ethyl formate (natural)
  • Ethyl formate, puriss.
  • Ethyl formate, reagent grade
  • Ethyl formic ester
  • Ethyl methanoate
  • Ethyle (formiate d')
  • Ethyle (formiate d') [French]
  • Ethylester kyseliny mravenci
  • Ethylformiaat
  • Ethylformiaat [Dutch]
  • Etile (formiato di)
  • Etile (formiato di) [Italian]
  • Formic acid, ethyl ester
  • Formic ether
  • HCOOEt
  • Mrowczan etylu
  • Mrowczan etylu [Polish]
  • ethyl format
  • ethylformiat
  • formiato de etilo

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