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ETHYL ACETATE
CAS141-78-6EC205-500-4
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
solvent for coatings and plastics
Ethyl acetate is a clear, volatile liquid widely used as a solvent in coatings, paints, and plastics. It is valued for its ability to dissolve many organic compounds and its pleasant fruity odor.
solvent for surface coatingssolvent for organic chemicalssolvent for paints
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Safety Reference
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H320Causes eye irritation
H332Harmful if inhaled
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H370Causes damage to organs
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
ethyl acetate
InChIKey
XEKOWRVHYACXOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCOC(=O)C
Synonyms (82)
- Ethyl acetate, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Ethyl acetate, puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, NF, >=99.5% (GC)
- 1-acetoxyethane
- 1-ethyl acetate
- 2~ethyl acetate
- Acetate d'ethyle
- Acetate d'ethyle [French]
- Acetato de etilo
- Acetato de etilo [Spanish]
- Acetic acid ethyl ester
- Acetic ester
- Acetic ether
- Acetidin
- Acetoxyethane
- Acetyl ester
- Aethylacetat
- Aethylacetat [German]
- Caswell No. 429
- ETHYL ACETATE
- ETHYL ACETATE (1-13C)
- ETHYL ACETATE (2-13C)
- ETHYL ACETATE [MART.]
- Essigester
- Essigester [German]
- Essigsaeureethylester
- Et-OAc
- Ethyl Acetate, HPLC
- Ethyl acetate (NF)
- Ethyl acetate (natural)
- Ethyl acetate, anhydrous
- Ethyl acetate, biotech. grade
- Ethyl acetic ester
- Ethyl ester of acetic acid
- Ethyl ethanoate
- Ethylacetaat
- Ethylacetaat [Dutch]
- Ethylacetat
- Ethylazetat
- Ethyle (acetate d')
- Ethyle (acetate d') [French]
- Ethylester kyseliny octove
- Etile (acetato di)
- Etile (acetato di) [Italian]
- Etylacetate
- FEMA No. 2414
- Octan etylu
- Octan etylu [Polish]
- RCRA waste no. U112
- RCRA waste number U112
- Vinegar naphtha
- acet-eth-ester
- acet-ethylester
- acetic acid ethyl
- acetic ethyl ester
- ehtyl acetate
- ehyl acetate
- ethanol acetate
- ethl acetate
- ethly acetate
- ethy acetate
- ethylaceate
- ethylactate
- ethylacteate