Ethyl cyanoacetate appears as a colorless liquid. Denser than water. Contact may irritate skin, eyes and mucous membranes. May be toxic by ingestion. Used to make other chemicals.
Irritant
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Ethyl cyanoacetate appears as a colorless liquid. Denser than water. Contact may irritate skin, eyes and mucous membranes. May be toxic by ingestion. Used to make other chemicals.
| Physical Description | Ethyl cyanoacetate appears as a colorless liquid. Denser than water. Contact may irritate skin, eyes and mucous membranes. May be toxic by ingestion. Used to make other chemicals. |
| Color/Form | Colorless liquid |
| Odor | Slight, pleasant odor |
| Melting Point | -22.5 °C |
| Boiling Point | 205 °C |
| Flash Point | 230 °F (NFPA, 2010) |
| Density | 1.0654 g/cu cm at 20 °C |
| Solubility | Very soluble in ethyl ether, ethanol |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.03 [mmHg] |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction = 1.4175 at 20 °C/D |
| IUPAC Name | ethyl 2-cyanoacetate |
| Molecular Formula | C5H7NO2 |
| Molecular Weight | 113.11 g/mol |
| CAS | 105-56-6 |
| SMILES | CCOC(=O)CC#N |
| InChIKey | ZIUSEGSNTOUIPT-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.510076 |
| Pack sizes | 500ML · 2.5LTR |
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