CAS 79-20-9 appears in our catalog under these names: Methyl acetate, 95%, Arbidol Impurity 26, Methyl Acetate, >95% (GC), Acetic acid-methyl ester, Acetic acid-methyl ester 1000 µg/mL in Methanol. Offered by: Combi-blocks, Hubei YoungXin, TRC, Dr. Ehrenstorfer, GLPBio. Available pack sizes: 5g, 500g, 1kg, 100g, 25g, 10mg, 25mg, 50mg.
Methyl acetate is an acetate ester resulting from the formal condensation of acetic acid with methanol. A low-boiling (57 C) colourless, flammable liquid, it is used as a solvent for many resins and oils. It has a role as a fragrance, a polar aprotic solvent and an EC 3.4.19.3 (pyroglutamyl-peptidase I) inhibitor. It is a volatile organic compound, a methyl ester and an acetate ester.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C3H6O2 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 74.08 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | methyl acetate |
| InChIKey | KXKVLQRXCPHEJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | CC(=O)OC |
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