Ethyl acetate

Name: Ethyl acetate
Brand: MM

EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL, Ph. Eur., BP, NF

Synonym(s):

Ethyl ethanoate, Acetic ester, Ethyl ester, EtOAc

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About This Item

Linear Formula:

CH₃COOC₂H₅

CAS Number:

141-78-6

Molecular Weight:

88.11

EC Index Number:

205-500-4

UNSPSC Code:

12191502

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

506104

MDL number:

MFCD00009171

Product Name

Ethyl acetate, EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL, Ph. Eur., BP, NF

SMILES string

CCOC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C4H8O2/c1-3-6-4(2)5/h3H2,1-2H3

InChI key

XEKOWRVHYACXOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

agency

BP
NF
Ph. Eur.

vapor density

3 (20 °C, vs air)

vapor pressure

73 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL

assay

98.0-102.0% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

801 °F

expl. lim.

2.2-11.5 %, 38 °F

technique(s)

API processing | polymorph screening: suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.3720 (lit.)

bp

76.5-77.5 °C (lit.)

mp

−84 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point -4 °C

solubility

85.3 g/L

density

0.902 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

liquid formulation
pharmaceutical
semi-solid formulation

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

Quality Level

500

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Ethyl Acetate

Excipients for Your Liquid Application

Application

Ethyl acetate is used as solvent in topical, and oral for formulations and can also be used as a flavoring agent.

General description

Finding the right excipient that matches your needs as well as regulatory demands can be a complicated challenge in formulation. With our application know-how and regulatory expertise, we support you in every step of development, scale-up, and production.
As part of our Emprove^® Program, our raw materials are offered with extensive documentation facilitating compliance of your pharma and biopharma product, full supply chain transparency and risk mitigation. Our SAFC^® portfolio of high-quality products for biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical formulation and production withstands strict quality control procedures and is produced according to applicable cGMP guidelines.

Legal Information

Emprove is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

SAFC is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

pictograms

GHS02,GHS07

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H225,H319,H336

pcodes

P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P242 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

supp_hazards

EUH066

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

24.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-4 °C - closed cup

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