ETHYL ACETATE AR
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This colorless liquid has a characteristic sweet smell (similar to pear drops) and is used in glues, nail polish removers, and in the decaffeination process of tea and coffee. Ethyl acetate is the ester of ethanol and acetic acid; it is manufactured on a large scale for use as a solvent. According to the CDC, Ethyl Acetate is only dangerous to the respiratory system in high exposures and can be irritating to skin when applied directly. As an ingredient in skin products, Ethyl Acetate has no major side effects and comes with no serious warnings
Key facts
- Product
- ETHYL ACETATE AR
- Part No.
- RXSOL-60-6604-558
- Category
- Lab Chemical
- Supplier
- Muscat Chemical, Barka, South Al Batinah, Oman
- Delivery
- Muscat, Sohar, Salalah, Duqm, Nizwa, Sur, Barka and Gulf ports
- Documents
- MSDS and TDS on request
- Pricing
- Quote on request — contact us or WhatsApp +968 77333599
Ethyl acetate is a widely used solvent, especially for paints, varnishes, lacquers, cleaning mixtures, and perfumes. Like last week's MOTW, dichloromethane, it is used as a solvent for decaffeinating coffee beans. In the lab, ethyl acetate is a common solvent for column and thin-layer chromatography.
Dosage
Ethyl acetate is an organic chemical solvent made of ethanol and acetic acid with the chemical formula (C4H8O2). It is considered an ester and is mainly used in column chromatography, chemical extractions, and manufacturing processes.