Ethyl Acetate

IUPAC name

Ethyl acetate

Systematic name

Ethyl ethanoate

Other names

Ethyl ester
Acetic ester
Ester of ethanol

Identifiers

CAS number

141-78-6 Y

RTECS number

AH5425000

Properties

Molecular formula

C4H8O2

Molar mass

88.105 g/mol

Appearance

colorless liquid

Density

0.897 g/cm3, liquid

Melting point

-83.6degC, 190 K, -118degF

Boiling point

77.1degC, 350 K, 171degF

Solubility in water

8.3 g/100 mL (20DegC)

Solubility in ethanol, acetone, diethyl ether, benzene

Miscible

Refractive index 

1.3720

Viscosity

0.426 CP at 25degC

Structure

Dipole moment

1.78 D

Hazards

R-phrases

R11, R36, R66, R67

S-phrases

S16; S26, S33

Flash point

-4degC

LD50

11.3 g/kg, rat