Ethyl formate

• Formula: C₃H₆O₂
• Molecular weight: 74.0785
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-2-5-3-4/h3H,2H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WBJINCZRORDGAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 109-94-4
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Formic-d acid,ethylester
• Other names: Formic acid, ethyl ester; Areginal; Ethyl methanoate; HCOOC2H5; Ethylformic ester; Aethylformiat; Ethyle (formiate d'); Ethylformiaat; Etile (formiato di); Mrowczan etylu; Ethylester kyseliny mravenci; Formic ether; UN 1190; Ethyl ester of formic acid; NSC 406578
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₃H₇O₂⁺ +  = (C₃H₇O₂⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₇O₂⁺ + C₃H₆O₂ = (C₃H₇O₂⁺ • C₃H₆O₂)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

C₄H₉O₂⁺ +  = (C₄H₉O₂⁺ • )

By formula: C₄H₉O₂⁺ + C₃H₆O₂ = (C₄H₉O₂⁺ • C₃H₆O₂)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₆H₅S^- + C₃H₆O₂ = (C₆H₅S^- • C₃H₆O₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + C₃H₆O₂ = (I^- • C₃H₆O₂)

 +  =  +  + 

By formula: C₈H₁₄N₂O₂ + H₂O = C₃H₆O₂ + C₃H₄N₂ + C₂H₆O

 +  =  + 2

By formula: C₇H₁₆O₃ + H₂O = C₃H₆O₂ + 2C₂H₆O

 +  =  + 2

By formula: C₅H₁₂O₃ + H₂O = C₃H₆O₂ + 2CH₄O

IR Spectrum

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• GAS (50 mmHg, N2 ADDED, TOTAL PRESSURE 600 mmHg); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 2 cm^-1 resolution

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• gas; HP-GC/MS/IRD

Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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