Ethyl acetate is an effective alternate solvent of diethyl ether.
Synonyms: EtOAc
Molecular Formula: C4H8O2
Molecular Weight: 88.11
Linear Structural Formula: CH3COOC2H5
MDL Number: MFCD00009171
Purity: >=99.7%
Melting Point: -84 C (lit.)
Density: 0.902 g/mL at 25 C (lit.)
Refractive Index: n20/D 1.3720 (lit.)
Application: Ethyl acetate has been used as solvent for the isolation of Rose hip (Rosa canina L., Rosaceae) powder, via sonication. It has been used as solvent for the abstraction of volatile thiols from wine for their quantitative estimation by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
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