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Ethyl formate  Structure

Ethyl formate

Chemical Properties

Melting point -80 °C (lit.)
Boiling point 52-54 °C (lit.)
Density  0.921 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
vapor density  2.5 (vs air)
vapor pressure  15.16 psi ( 55 °C)
refractive index  n20/D 1.359(lit.)
FEMA  2434 | ETHYL FORMATE
Flash point 7 °F
storage temp.  2-8°C
solubility  Miscible with alcohol, benzene, and ether (Hawley, 1981)
form  Liquid
color  Clear
Odor Characteristic; pleasant aromatic.
Odor Threshold 2.7ppm
explosive limit 16%
Odor Type ethereal
Water Solubility  11 g/100 mL (18 ºC)
Sensitive  Moisture Sensitive
JECFA Number 26
Merck  14,3807
BRN  906769
Henry's Law Constant 0.097(x 10-3 atm?m3/mol) at 5.00 °C, 0.13 at 10.00 °C, 0.17 at 15.00 °C, 0.23 at 20.00 °C, 0.29 at 25.00 °C (column stripping-UV, Kutsuna et al., 2005)
Exposure limits TLV-TWA 100 ppm (~300 mg/m3) (ACGIH, MSHA, and OSHA); IDLH 8000 ppm (NIOSH).
Dielectric constant 8.4(6℃)
Stability Stable. Extremely flammable. May form explosive mixtures with air. Note low flash point and wide explosive limits. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases, strong acids, nitrates.
InChIKey WBJINCZRORDGAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
LogP 1.504 at 25℃
FDA 21 CFR 184.1295
Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS) ETHYL FORMATE
SCOGS (Select Committee on GRAS Substances) Ethyl formate
CAS DataBase Reference 109-94-4(CAS DataBase Reference)
EWG's Food Scores 2
FDA UNII 0K3E2L5553
NIST Chemistry Reference Formic acid, ethyl ester(109-94-4)
EPA Substance Registry System Ethyl formate (109-94-4)

Safety

Symbol(GHS)
Signal wordDanger
Hazard statements H225-H302+H332-H319-H335
Precautionary statements P210-P233-P240-P301+P312-P304+P340+P312-P305+P351+P338
Hazard Codes  F,Xn
Risk Statements  11-20/22-36/37
Safety Statements  9-16-24-26-33
RIDADR  UN 1190 3/PG 2
WGK Germany  1
RTECS  LQ8400000
Autoignition Temperature 851 °F
TSCA  Yes
HazardClass  3
PackingGroup  II
HS Code  29151300
Hazardous Substances Data 109-94-4(Hazardous Substances Data)
Toxicity LD50 orally in rats: 4.29 g/kg (Smyth)
IDLA 1,500 ppm
NFPA 704:
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