Ethyl formate

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Names

[ CAS No. ]:
109-94-4

[ Name ]:
Ethyl formate

[Synonym ]:
Formic Acid Ethyl Ester
Ethyl formic ester
ETHYL FORMATE/FORMIC ACID ETHYL ESTER
Aethylformiat
ETHYL FORMATE BAKER ANALYZED REAGENT-500 ML
Ethylformiaat
Ethyl Formate, Reagent
Areginal
Ethylformate
Ethyl formate, , pure
Ethyl Formate
MFCD00003294
ethyl formiate
ethyl ortho-formate
ETHYL FORMATE FOR PHARMA SYNTHESIS
EINECS 203-721-0
Ethyl methanoate
Formic ether
Ethyl formate,AcroSeal,Extra Dry

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
0.9±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
54.7±3.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
−80 °C(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C3H6O2

[ Molecular Weight ]:
74.078

[ Flash Point ]:
-19.4±0.0 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
74.036781

[ PSA ]:
26.30000

[ LogP ]:
0.30

[ Vapour density ]:
2.5 (vs air)

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
242.4±0.1 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.356

[ Stability ]:
Stable. Extremely flammable. May form explosive mixtures with air. Note low flash point and wide explosive limits. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases, strong acids, nitrates.

[ Water Solubility ]:
11 g/100 mL (18 ºC)

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
LQ8400000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Formic acid, ethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
109-94-4
LAST UPDATED :
199806
DATA ITEMS CITED :
35
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C3-H6-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
74.09
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
VHO2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
REFERENCE :
UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4/10/1968 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
1850 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
TYPE OF TEST :
LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
8000 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,61,1954
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
2075 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
IMSUAI Industrial Medicine and Surgery. (Northbrook, IL) V.18-42, 1949-73. For publisher information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,31,1972
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
>20 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,61,1954
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,737,1978
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION :
1110 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Gastrointestinal - gastritis
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
110 gm/kg/9W-I
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,177,1955 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 303 mg/m3 (100 ppm) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,517,1959 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,107,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 100 ppm (303 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm (450 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 100 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3);STEL 200 ppm (600 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 100 ppm (300 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO ETHYL FORMATE-air:10H TWA 100 ppm REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 32610 No. of Facilities: 21 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 124 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 32610 No. of Facilities: 99 (estimated) No. of Industries: 6 No. of Occupations: 19 No. of Employees: 8151 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1169 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS02, GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Danger

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H225-H302 + H332-H319-H335

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P210-P261-P305 + P351 + P338

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)

[ Hazard Codes ]:
F:Flammable

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R11;R20/22;R36/37

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S9-S16-S24-S26-S33

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1190 3/PG 2

[ WGK Germany ]:
1

[ RTECS ]:
LQ8400000

[ Packaging Group ]:
II

[ Hazard Class ]:
3

[ HS Code ]:
2915130000

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

  • Ethanol
  • Carbon dioxide
  • carbon monoxide
  • Ethylpyruvate
  • Triethyl orthoformate
  • Ethyl 4-oxopentanoate
  • sodium salt of β-mercaptonaphthalene
  • 4-Methoxyphenylacetic acid
  • Formic Acid
  • ethyldifluoracetat

DownStream

  • 3-Bromo-5-chloroisonicotinaldehyde
  • Ethyl 4,7-dihydro-7-oxopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylate
  • tris(trimethylsilyl)silylformaldehyde
  • 2-(chloromethylidene)propanedinitrile
  • 1-(3-hexoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxyprop-2-en-1-one
  • Formamide,N-butyl-N-methyl-
  • 6-Chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde
  • 5-ethyl-4-hydroxy-1H-pyrimidin-6-one
  • N-[2-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]formamide
  • N-Formyl-2-methoxy-2-methyl-propylamine

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2915120000

[ Summary ]:
2915120000 salts of formic acid。Supervision conditions:None。VAT:17.0%。Tax rebate rate:9.0%。MFN tariff:5.5%。General tariff:30.0%

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Related Compounds

  • ethyl formate
  • ethyl formate-d
  • phenylethyl formate
  • phenylethyl formate
  • methoxyethyl formate
  • 2-(octyloxy)ethyl formate
  • 1-(2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
  • 1-(2-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
  • Phenyl N'-cyano-N-(3-pyridinyl)imidocarbamate
  • 1-(2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
  • 1-(2-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
  • 1-(2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
  • 1-(2-oxo-2-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)ethyl)-3-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
  • 1-(2-(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
  • 1-(2-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
  • N-(3-acetylphenyl)-2-(2,4-dioxo-3-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)-3,4-dihydropyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)acetamide
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