1-Ethoxyethyl acetate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1608-72-6

    Molecular formula
    C6H12O3

    SMILES
    CCOC(C)OC(=O)C

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 86.52%
    Green 71.03%
    Ethereal 67.72%
    Fresh 60.79%
    Sweet 51.77%
    Apple 47.4%
    Winey 44.65%
    Rummy 42.28%
    Sharp 35.51%
    Banana 33.54%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 72.79%
    Sweet 58.85%
    Green 56.92%
    Bitter 53.16%
    Ethereal 48.33%
    Fruit 44.17%
    Tropical 40.05%
    Ether 38.67%
    Banana 38.62%
    Pineapple 32.93%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.9

    pKa est.
    7.38 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    132.16 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Boiling point

    • 136.00 to 138.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point

    • 34.44 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 1-Ethoxyethyl acetate
    • 1608-72-6
    • (+/-)-1-Acetoxy-1-ethoxyethane
    • 1-ethoxy-1-ethanol acetate
    • Ethanol, 1-ethoxy-, 1-acetate
    • EINECS 216-537-0
    • NSC 55203
    • NSC-55203
    • UNII-5936511914
    • Ethanol, 1-ethoxy-, acetate
    • FEMA NO. 4069
    • DTXSID70862713
    • (+/-)-1-ACETOXY-1-ETHOXYETHANE [FHFI]
    • SCHEMBL50343
    • acetic acid 1-ethoxy-ethyl ester
    • DTXCID70811443
    • CHEBI:173538
    • NSC55203
    • (+/-) 1-ACETOXY-1-ETHOXYETHANE
    • (+/-)- 1-ACETOXY-1-ETHOXYETHANE
    • NS00045910
    • Q26841205
    • 216-537-0

  • Applications

    1-Ethoxyethyl acetate (CAS 1608-72-6) is primarily used as a solvent in coatings, paints, and printing inks, providing medium polarity suitable for resin systems and crosslinkers; it also serves as a processing solvent in industrial manufacturing and in polymer formulations, helping dissolve resins, plasticizers, and additives; as a chemical intermediate, it is used in the synthesis of glycol ether derivatives and related esters; it appears in cleaning and degreasing formulations for industrial equipment and metal surfaces; it can function as a co-solvent or plasticizer in polymer processing.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 943.06
    methanol 1511.37
    isopropanol 716.18
    water 134.36
    ethyl acetate 482.65
    n-propanol 607.36
    acetone 851.68
    n-butanol 493.46
    acetonitrile 878.74
    DMF 1328.54
    toluene 233.57
    isobutanol 416.44
    1,4-dioxane 1119.32
    methyl acetate 596.19
    THF 1153.45
    2-butanone 457.85
    n-pentanol 301.43
    sec-butanol 510.18
    n-hexane 79.66
    ethylene glycol 461.32
    NMP 1399.91
    cyclohexane 149.38
    DMSO 1052.34
    n-butyl acetate 141.82
    n-octanol 174.77
    chloroform 1083.63
    n-propyl acetate 195.61
    acetic acid 1611.43
    dichloromethane 1155.97
    cyclohexanone 660.24
    propylene glycol 443.98
    isopropyl acetate 234.15
    DMAc 1308.61
    2-ethoxyethanol 554.54
    isopentanol 329.26
    n-heptane 38.86
    ethyl formate 438.73
    1,2-dichloroethane 571.44
    n-hexanol 232.22
    2-methoxyethanol 1210.68
    isobutyl acetate 106.93
    tetrachloromethane 175.1
    n-pentyl acetate 132.58
    transcutol 797.84
    n-heptanol 99.3
    ethylbenzene 127.69
    MIBK 170.23
    2-propoxyethanol 449.64
    tert-butanol 693.72
    MTBE 364.1
    2-butoxyethanol 185.49
    propionic acid 717.17
    o-xylene 194.41
    formic acid 934.51
    diethyl ether 434.04
    m-xylene 154.09
    p-xylene 183.13
    chlorobenzene 297.04
    dimethyl carbonate 220.74
    n-octane 19.82
    formamide 875.94
    cyclopentanone 704.1
    2-pentanone 337.61
    anisole 280.83
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 459.8
    gamma-butyrolactone 1045.48
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 696.1
    pyridine 607.44
    3-pentanone 292.0
    furfural 959.01
    n-dodecane 22.31
    diethylene glycol 433.11
    diisopropyl ether 99.01
    tert-amyl alcohol 529.75
    acetylacetone 437.97
    n-hexadecane 24.2
    acetophenone 253.97
    methyl propionate 442.84
    isopentyl acetate 122.29
    trichloroethylene 885.99
    n-nonanol 148.86
    cyclohexanol 541.84
    benzyl alcohol 264.52
    2-ethylhexanol 129.86
    isooctanol 79.22
    dipropyl ether 141.38
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 296.19
    ethyl lactate 156.21
    propylene carbonate 527.88
    n-methylformamide 819.48
    2-pentanol 283.91
    n-pentane 84.21
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 249.31
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 205.92
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 271.92
    mesitylene 94.36
    ε-caprolactone 638.9
    p-cymene 67.83
    epichlorohydrin 899.19
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 517.97
    2-aminoethanol 605.11
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1199.31
    sulfolane 1007.77
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 40.35
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 737.25
    n-hexyl acetate 253.47
    isooctane 19.94
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 323.68
    sec-butyl acetate 125.8
    tert-butyl acetate 224.43
    decalin 60.16
    glycerin 588.34
    diglyme 527.12
    acrylic acid 682.29
    isopropyl myristate 106.14
    n-butyric acid 651.66
    acetyl acetate 359.26
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 121.39
    ethyl propionate 239.9
    nitromethane 1746.81
    1,2-diethoxyethane 227.52
    benzonitrile 330.77
    trioctyl phosphate 78.01
    1-bromopropane 333.34
    gamma-valerolactone 1098.31
    n-decanol 106.36
    triethyl phosphate 99.0
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 139.47
    propionitrile 498.5
    vinylene carbonate 584.76
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 701.67
    DMS 231.9
    cumene 97.27
    2-octanol 86.95
    2-hexanone 179.82
    octyl acetate 140.95
    limonene 107.0
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 851.95
    ethyl orthosilicate 91.97
    tributyl phosphate 103.07
    diacetone alcohol 285.82
    N,N-dimethylaniline 226.07
    acrylonitrile 634.91
    aniline 362.64
    1,3-propanediol 660.75
    bromobenzene 280.62
    dibromomethane 660.07
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 712.39
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 133.65
    tetrabutyl urea 144.31
    diisobutyl methanol 70.39
    2-phenylethanol 181.85
    styrene 163.28
    dioctyl adipate 181.09
    dimethyl sulfate 379.36
    ethyl butyrate 152.33
    methyl lactate 289.42
    butyl lactate 123.74
    diethyl carbonate 131.4
    propanediol butyl ether 234.16
    triethyl orthoformate 116.22
    p-tert-butyltoluene 66.99
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 231.4
    morpholine 1161.0
    tert-butylamine 426.1
    n-dodecanol 81.49
    dimethoxymethane 682.29
    ethylene carbonate 445.36
    cyrene 267.84
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 188.36
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 95.57
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 356.86
    4-methylpyridine 641.17
    dibutyl ether 158.64
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 70.39
    DEF 544.99
    dimethyl isosorbide 407.96
    tetrachloroethylene 472.17
    eugenol 212.12
    triacetin 293.25
    span 80 240.67
    1,4-butanediol 263.5
    1,1-dichloroethane 574.29
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 231.32
    methyl formate 667.79
    2-methyl-1-butanol 352.42
    n-decane 34.07
    butyronitrile 447.54
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 151.69
    1-chlorooctane 105.28
    1-chlorotetradecane 48.44
    n-nonane 34.71
    undecane 26.23
    tert-butylcyclohexane 51.06
    cyclooctane 39.8
    cyclopentanol 601.06
    tetrahydropyran 764.74
    tert-amyl methyl ether 291.06
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 424.94
    1-hexene 174.99
    2-isopropoxyethanol 295.41
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 542.95
    methyl butyrate 301.65

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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