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methyl acetate
Sign in to saveAlso known as Methyl ethanoate, acetic acid methyl ester, Methyl ester of acetic acid, Tereton, Devoton, Acetic acid, methyl ester, Methylacetat (german), Methyl acetate [UN1231] [Flammable liquid]
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H6O2
- Molecular weight
- 74.08 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methyl acetate
- SMILES
- CC(=O)OC
- InChIKey
- KXKVLQRXCPHEJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.2
- Polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 74.037
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- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0391
- canonical SMILES
- CC(=O)OC
- Commons category
- Methyl acetate
- density
- 0.93
- upper flammable limit
- 16
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 9393
- melting point
- -98.0
- boiling point
- 56.87
- vapor pressure
- 173
- flash point
- 14
- solubility
- 25
- lower flammable limit
- 3.1
- ionization energy
- 10.27
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 610
- short-term exposure limit
- 760
- chemical formula
- C₃H₆O₂
- electric dipole moment
- 1.72
- smells of
- glue
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Encyclopedic overview
Methyl acetate, also known as MeOAc, acetic acid methyl ester or methyl ethanoate, is a carboxylate ester with the formula CH3COOCH3. It is a flammable liquid with a characteristically pleasant smell reminiscent of some glues and nail polish removers. Methyl acetate is occasionally used as a solvent, being weakly polar and lipophilic, but its close relative ethyl acetate is a more common solvent, being less toxic and less soluble in water. Methyl acetate has a solubility of 25% in water at room temperature. At elevated temperature its solubility in water is much higher. Methyl acetate is not stable in the presence of strong aqueous bases or aqueous acids. Methyl acetate is not regulated as a volatile organic compound in the USA.
Preparation and reactions
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