| Melting point: |
-98 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point: |
57-58 °C (lit.) |
| Density |
0.934 g/mL at 25 °C |
| vapor density |
2.55 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure |
165 mm Hg ( 20 °C) |
| refractive index |
n20/D 1.361(lit.) |
| FEMA |
2676 | METHYL ACETATE |
| Flash point: |
3.2 °F |
| storage temp. |
no restrictions. |
| solubility |
250g/l |
| form |
Solution |
| color |
Clear colorless to slightly pale yellow |
| Relative polarity |
0.253 |
| Odor |
Slightly acrid, sweet; fragrant. |
| Odor Threshold |
1.7ppm |
| explosive limit |
3.1-16%(V) |
| Odor Type |
ethereal |
| Water Solubility |
250 g/L (20 ºC) |
| λmax |
λ: 255 nm Amax: 1.0
λ: 275 nm Amax: 0.1
λ: 300 nm Amax: 0.01 |
| JECFA Number |
125 |
| Merck |
14,6008 |
| BRN |
1736662 |
| Henry's Law Constant |
0.90 at 20.00 °C, 1.56 at 30.00 °C (headspace-GC, Hovorka et al., 2002) |
| Exposure limits |
TLV-TWA 200 ppm (～610 mg/m3) (ACGIH,
MSHA, and OSHA); TLV-STEL 250 ppm
(～760 mg/m3) (ACGIH); IDLH 10,000 ppm
(NIOSH). |
| Dielectric constant |
7.3（20℃） |
| Stability: |
Stable. Extremely flammable - readily forms explosive mixtures with air. Note low flash point and wide explosion limits. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases, strong acids, nitrates. May be moisture sensitive. |
| LogP |
0.18 at 20℃ |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
79-20-9(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Acetic acid, methyl ester(79-20-9) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Methyl acetate (79-20-9) |