Methyl acetate

Product Name:Methyl acetate,Devoton,Methyl ester acetic acid,Methyl ethanoate,Tereton

EINECS: 201-185-2

Molecular Formula: C3H6O2

CAS Registry Number: 79-20-9

Appearance: colorless transparent

Molecular Weight: 74.08

Usage:used as solvent for resin,paint&coating,in,leather,Nitrocellulose lacquer thinner,tackifier,etc.

Methyl acetate, also known as MeOAc, acetic acid methyl ester or methyl ethanoate, is a carboxylate ester with the formula CH3COOCH3. It is a flammable liquid with a characteristically pleasant smell reminiscent of some glues and nail polish removers. Methyl acetate is occasionally used as a solvent, being weakly polar and lipophilic, but its close relative ethyl acetate is a more common solvent being less toxic and less soluble in water. Methyl acetate has a solubility of 25% in water at room temperature. At elevated temperature its solubility in water is much higher. Methyl acetate is not stable in the presence of strong aqueous bases or aqueous acids. Methyl acetate is not considered as a VOC.

A major use of methyl acetate is as a volatile low toxicity solvent in glues, paints, and nail polish removers.

Acetic anhydride is produced by carbonylation of methyl acetate in a process that was inspired by the Monsanto acetic acid synthesis