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T60453

Triethyl orthoformate

reagent grade, 98%

Synonym(s):

1,1,1-Triethoxymethane

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Linear Formula:
CH(OC2H5)3
CAS Number:
122-51-0
Molecular Weight:
148.20
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329826838
EC Number:
204-550-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
605384
MDL number:
MFCD00009230
Assay:
98%
Grade:
reagent grade
Bp:
146 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
2.9 mmHg ( 20 °C)

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Product Name

Triethyl orthoformate, reagent grade, 98%

SMILES string

CCOC(OCC)OCC

InChI key

GKASDNZWUGIAMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C7H16O3/c1-4-8-7(9-5-2)10-6-3/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3

grade

reagent grade

vapor density

5.11 (vs air)

vapor pressure

2.9 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

98%

form

liquid

dilution

(for analytical testing)

refractive index

n20/D 1.391 (lit.)

bp

146 °C (lit.)

mp

−76 °C (lit.)

density

0.891 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

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Application

Triethyl orthoformate can be used as a:
  • Precursor for the controlled release of ethylformate(EF) vapor.
  • Solvent in the experimental determination of the solubility of ε-CL-20 at different temperatures (ranging from 278.15 to 318.15K) and a constant pressure of 0.1 MPa.

General description

Triethylorthoformate is an organic compound that is soluble in most organic solvents. It is commonly used as a solvent for thallium trinitrate oxidation reactions.

pictograms

Flame
GHS02

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Warning

hcodes

H226

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

95.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

35 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

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Triethyl orthoformate
eEROS (Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis) (2001)
Measurement and Correlation of the Solubility of $\varepsilon$-CL-20 in 12 Organic Solvents at Temperatures Ranging from 278.15 to 318.15 K
Lv P, et al.
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 62(3), 961-966 (2017)

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