Ethyl formate

• Catalog No.: A11113
• CAS Number: 109-94-4
• M. F.: C3H6O2
• M. W.: 74.07854
• Purity: 97%

SYNONYMS

• Title: 甲酸乙酯
• IUPAC name: ethyl formate
• IUPAC Traditional name: ethyl formate
• Synonyms: Formic acid ethyl ester

DATABASE IDS

• Merck Index: 143807
• EC Number: 203-721-0
• CAS Number: 109-94-4
• Beilstein Number: 906769
• MDL Number: MFCD00003294

PROPERTIES

• Purity: 97%
• Boiling Point: 52-54°C
• Density: 0.921
• Flash Point: -19°C(-2°F)
• Melting Point: -81°C
• Refractive Index: 1.3600
• GHS Hazard statements: H225-H302-H332-H319-H335
• European Hazard Symbols: X
• European Hazard Symbols: Flammable (F)
• GHS Precautionary statements: P210-P262-P243-P305+P351+P338-P403
• Risk Statements: 11-20/22-36/37
• RTECS: LQ8400000
• Safety Statements: 9-16-24-26-33
• TSCA Listed: 是
• Hazard Class: 3
• UN Number: UN1190
• Packing Group: II

REFERENCES

• Many illustrations of use in formylation of carbanions are given in Organic Syntheses:For more recent examples, see: Org. Synth. Coll., 6, 590, Note 1 (1988); Org. Synth. Coll., 9, 180 (Note 4), 239, 548 (1998).
• ɑ-Formylation of the dilithio derivatives of carboxylic acids, followed by facile decarboxylation, provides an indirect conversion to the corresponding aldehydes: Tetrahedron Lett., 699 (1970); 603 (1974).
• Amines readily give N-formyl derivatives, more easily cleaved by hydrolysis than N-acetyl: Can. J. Chem., 60, 3055 (1982); for an example (L-valinol), see: Org. Synth. Coll., 8, 204 (1993).