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Ethyl fluoroacetate

98%

Synonym(s):

Ethyl 2-fluoroacetate, Fluoroacetic acid ethyl ester, Monofluoroacetic acid ethyl ester

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
FCH2COOC2H5
CAS Number:
459-72-3
Molecular Weight:
106.10
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24850037
EC Number:
207-297-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1743761
MDL number:
MFCD00000450
Assay:
98%
Form:
liquid
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Quality Segment

100

assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.375 (lit.)

bp

119.3 °C/753 mmHg (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble

density

1.098 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester, fluoro

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)CF

InChI

1S/C4H7FO2/c1-2-7-4(6)3-5/h2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

VCYZVXRKYPKDQB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Ethyl fluoroacetate is an ester organic solvent.

Application

Ethyl fluoroacetate was used in the synthesis of 4-deoxy-4-fluoro-muscarines. It was used as starting reagent for the synthesis of ethyl(diethoxyphosphoryl)fluoroacetate. It was used in development of an ammonolysis-based microencapsulation process.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Aquatic Acute 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

87.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

31 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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