ETHYL ACETATE
Ethyl Acetate Alternate names
Alternative chemical names are as follows.
- Acetic ether
- Acetic ether
- vinegar Naphtha
Features
Fragrant sweet while appearance colorless
Solubility
Easily dissolved in ether, alcohol solution and chloroform. Water has very little solution.
Boiling Point
77 degrees Celsius
Vapor pressure
73mm at 20 degree centigrade
Freezing point
Negative 6.83 degrees Celsius
Flash point
24 degrees Fahrenheit
Auto agnation Temperature
426 degrees Celsius
Source
Acetic acid and ethyl alcohol are prepared by heating each other. Sulfuric acid is used as a catalyst.
Grades
Commercial: 85-88% (95-98%)
NF: 99%
FCC:99%
Precautions
It is flammable; it is high explosions.
Eating is a poisonous mixture.
Eyes and skin should be protected
It’s scratching.
Ethyl acetate uses
The following products are widely used.
Plastics & Paint Making –
Rubber Making in Smokeless (Smokeless) Powder.
It is use in the pharmaceutical industry.
In the artificial fruit flavoring manufacturing
