Ethyl acetate is a clear colorless liquid with a fruity odor. Flash point 24 ° F. Less dense than water. Steam is heavier than air.
Ethyl acetate is acetate formed between acetic acid and ethanol. It acts as a polar aprotic solvent, an EC 3.4.19.3(pyroglutamylpeptidase I) inhibitor, a metabolite and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite. It is an acetate, an ethyl ester and a volatile organic compound.
Ethyl acetate is an organic compound that is an ester of ethanol and acetate. Widely used as a solvent in chemical reactions and preparations. That's why it's mass-produced.
The molecular formula for ethyl acetate is C4H8O2. It can be written as ch3 minus co-ch2 minus ch3.
The structure of ethyl acetate
Production of ethyl acetate
Ethyl acetate is a basic organic compound with the molecular formula CH3−COO−CH2−CH3, which is simplified to C4H8O2. This colorless liquid is generally characterized by a sweet taste and is used to make glue, nail polish remover, and also in the decaffeination process for tea and coffee.
Ethyl acetate is usually produced and synthesized synthetically and carries some risk at high doses. However, the solvents used in the decaffeination process are much safer than they appear, and they are usually only found in small traceable amounts in beans. Ethyl acetate is also good for diluting and dissolving other hard substances, including nitrocellulose, which is the basic substance present in nail polish. Therefore, it is considered to be an important and effective ingredient existing in the nail care industry.
Because ethyl acetate is widely used as a solvent for many compounds, it has been synthesized on a large scale. In industry, it is synthesized by Fisher esterification reaction. In this reaction, ethanol and acetic acid are used as reactants. The reaction was carried out at room temperature with a yield of 65%. The reaction is as follows -
