Ethyl chloroacetate appears as a clear colorless liquid with a pungent odor. Flash point 100 °F. Denser than water and insoluble in water. Vapors heavier than air.
Acute toxic
Environmental hazard
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Ethyl chloroacetate appears as a clear colorless liquid with a pungent odor. Flash point 100 °F. Denser than water and insoluble in water. Vapors heavier than air.
| Physical Description | Ethyl chloroacetate appears as a clear colorless liquid with a pungent odor. Flash point 100 °F. Denser than water and insoluble in water. Vapors heavier than air. |
| Color/Form | Water-white mobile liq |
| Odor | Fruity pungent odor |
| Melting Point | -15 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Boiling Point | 289 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999) |
| Flash Point | 100 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Density | 1.15 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | Insol in water; miscible with alc, ether |
| Vapor Pressure | 4.87 [mmHg] |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.4227 @ 20 °C/D |
| IUPAC Name | ethyl 2-chloroacetate |
| Molecular Formula | C4H7ClO2 |
| Molecular Weight | 122.55 g/mol |
| CAS | 105-39-5 |
| SMILES | CCOC(=O)CCl |
| InChIKey | VEUUMBGHMNQHGO-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.510074 |
| Pack sizes | 500ML · 2.5LTR |
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