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Ethyl acetate

Synonym(s):

Ethyl ethanoate, Acetic ester, Ethyl ester

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UNSPSC Code:
12352108
NACRES:
NA.05

grade

for chromatography
for preparative HPLC
for preparative liquid chromatography

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

97 hPa ( 20 °C)

product line

Prepsolv™

Assay

≥99.8% n-heptane basis (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

460 °C

potency

5620 mg/kg LD50, oral (rat)
>18000 mg/kg LD50, skin (rabbit)

expl. lim.

2.1-11.5 % (v/v)

impurities

≤0.0002 meq/g Acidity
≤0.0002 meq/g Alkalinity
≤0.05% Water

evapn. residue

≤5.0 mg/L

transmittance

270 nm, ≥50%
300 nm, ≥98%

bp

77 °C/1013 hPa

mp

-83 °C

transition temp

flash point -4 °C

solubility

85.3 g/L

density

0.9 g/cm3 at 20 °C

application(s)

food and beverages
pharmaceutical

format

neat

storage temp.

2-25°C

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General description

PrepSolv™ solvents are tailored to the requirements of preparative HPLC to facilitate scale-up from analytical to preparative separations. With their extremely low evaporation residue (< 1 mg/l) and low water content, they ensure optimal protection for columns.
for preparative chromatography Prepsolv™

Preparation Note

Product filtered through a 0.2 μm filter

Storage and Stability

Store at +2°C to +25°C.

Analysis Note

Purity (GC):≥ 99.8 %
Identity (IR):conforms
Evaporation residue:≤ 5.0 mg/l
Water:≤ 0.05 %
Acidity:≤ 0.0002 meq/g
Alkalinity:≤ 0.0002 meq/g
Transmission (at 270 nm):≥ 50 %
Transmission (from 300 nm):≥ 98 %
Filtered by 0.2 μm filter

Legal Information

PREPSOLV is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225 - H319 - H336

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Supplementary Hazards

EUH066

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

24.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

-4 °C

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PDSCL

Deleterious substance

FSL

Flammable liquids
Type 1 petroleums
Hazardous rank II
Water insoluble liquid

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