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Methyl acetate

CAS Registry Number®

79-20-9

CAS Name

Methyl acetate

Molecular Formula

C3H6O2

Molecular Mass

74.08

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    56.8 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -98 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.9342 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=KXKVLQRXCPHEJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OC)(C)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Acetic acid, methyl ester
  • Methyl acetate
  • Devoton
  • Tereton
  • Methyl ethanoate

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

1800084-97-2

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