Ethyl acetate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Ethyl acetate
other names	Ethyl ethanoate Nerylacetate ( Z ) -3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl acetate
Molecular formula	C 12 H 20 O 2
Brief description	colorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 141-12-8 EC number 205-459-2 ECHA InfoCard 100,004,964 PubChem 1549025 Wikidata Q1368877
properties
Molar mass	196.29 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.91 g cm −3
boiling point	133-135 ° C (33 h Pa )
Refractive index	1.452 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Nerylacetate is a naturally occurring chemical compound . The ester of nerol with the empirical formula C ₁₂ H ₂₀ O ₂ and the IUPAC name cis -3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ylacetate is a colorless to pale yellow liquid.

Occurrence

Orange blossom and orange.

Nerylacetate is found in orange oil and, together with octyl acetate and other compounds, gives it its aroma. Nerylacetat has a sweet, floral scent reminiscent of oranges and roses ; the ester is used as an odor component in perfumes .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} data sheet Neryl acetate, 98% at AlfaAesar, accessed on December 21, 2019 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-204.
3. ↑ George A. Burdock, Giovanni Fenaroli: Fenaroli's handbook of flavor ingredients. 5th edition, CRC Press, 2005, ISBN 0-8493-3034-3 , p. 1663.