| CAS No.: | 79-20-9 |
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| Formula: | C3h6o2 |
| EINECS: | 201-185-2 |
| Source: | Organic Acids |
| Appearance: | Solid |
| Colour: | Clear Colorless to Slightly Pale Yellow |
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| Product Name: | Methyl acetate |
| Synonyms: | Metile (acetato di);metile(acetatodi);octanmetylu;octanmetylu(polish);Tereton;ACETIC ACID METHYL ESTER;METHYL ACETATE;LABOTEST-BB LT00785639 |
| CAS: | 79-20-9 |
| MF: | C3H6O2 |
| MW: | 74.08 |
| EINECS: | 201-185-2 |
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| Mol File: | 79-20-9.mol |
| Methyl acetate Chemical Properties |
| Melting point | -98 °C |
| Boiling point | 57-58 °C(lit.) |
| density | 0.932 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| vapor density | 2.55 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 165 mm Hg ( 20 °C) |
| refractive index | n20/D 1.361(lit.) |
| FEMA | 2676 | METHYL ACETATE |
| Fp | 3.2 °F |
| storage temp. | Flammables area |
| solubility | 250g/l |
| form | Solution |
| color | Clear colorless to slightly pale yellow |
| Odor | Slightly acrid, sweet; fragrant. |
| Relative polarity | 0.253 |
| Odor Threshold | 1.7ppm |
| explosive limit | 3.1-16%(V) |
| Water Solubility | 250 g/L (20 ºC) |
| λmax | λ: 255 nm Amax: 1.0 λ: 275 nm Amax: 0.1 λ: 300 nm Amax: 0.01 |
| Merck | 14,6008 |
| JECFA Number | 125 |
| BRN | 1736662 |
| Henry's Law Constant | 0.90 at 20.00 °C, 1.56 at 30.00 °C (headspace-GC, Hovorka et al., 2002) |
| Exposure limits | TLV-TWA 200 ppm (~610 mg/m3) (ACGIH, MSHA, and OSHA); TLV-STEL 250 ppm (~760 mg/m3) (ACGIH); IDLH 10,000 ppm (NIOSH). |
| Stability: | Stable. Extremely flammable - readily forms explosive mixtures with air. Note low flash point and wide explosion limits. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases, strong acids, nitrates. May be moisture sensitive. |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 79-20-9(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference | Acetic acid, methyl ester(79-20-9) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Methyl acetate (79-20-9) |
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