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Methyl acetate

analytical standard

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Linear Formula:
CH3COOCH3
CAS Number:
79-20-9
Molecular Weight:
74.08
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329757045
EC Number:
201-185-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1736662
MDL number:
MFCD00008711
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

2.55 (vs air)

vapor pressure

165 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.9% (GC)

autoignition temp.

936 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

16 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.361 (lit.), n20/D 1.362

bp

57-58 °C (lit.)

mp

−98 °C (lit.)

density

0.934 g/mL at 25 °C

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

COC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C3H6O2/c1-3(4)5-2/h1-2H3

InChI key

KXKVLQRXCPHEJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Methyl acetate is an acetate ester, classified as a volatile organic compound (VOC). It is used as a solvent for many resins and oils.

Application

The analytical standard can also be used as follows:

  • Quantitative analysis of seven volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in paint coating samples by dynamic headspace-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (D-HS-GC-MS)
  • Detection of 88 VOCs in breath samples of lung cancer patients using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) combined with GC-MS
  • Development of a thermal desorption-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (TDS-GC/MS) based method for the identification of very volatile organic compounds (VVOCs) in indoor air samples

Other Notes

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pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

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Danger

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

8.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-13 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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DeLu Tyler Yin et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 18(26), 8130-8139 (2012-05-24)
Several serine hydrolases catalyze a promiscuous reaction: perhydrolysis of carboxylic acids to form peroxycarboxylic acids. The working hypothesis is that perhydrolases are more selective than esterases for hydrogen peroxide over water. In this study, we tested this hypothesis, and focused
M L Senent et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 138(4), 044319-044319 (2013-02-08)
Highly correlated ab initio calculations (CCSD(T)) are used to compute gas phase spectroscopic parameters of three isotopologues of the methyl acetate (CH(3)COOCH(3), CD(3)COOCH(3), and CH(3)COOCD(3)), searching to help experimental assignments and astrophysical detections. The molecule shows two conformers cis and
Marco Candelaresi et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 113(46), 12783-12790 (2009-10-02)
The solvation dynamics of methyl acetate in heavy water are analyzed by means of two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy, in conjunction with Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics simulations. The C horizontal lineO stretching infrared band of methyl acetate in water splits into a doublet
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