Triethyl orthoacetate is the ethyl orthoester of acetic acid. It is an oily liquid with a pungent odor. Triethyl orthoacetate is used as a water scavenger and as intermediate for synthesis of pharmaceuticals. It is used in organic synthesis for the introduction of the acetate group to an alcohol and in the Johnson-Claisen rearrangement.
Triethyl orthoacetate is used as pharmaceutical and water scavenger. It is also used in organic synthesis to introduce the acetate group into an alcohol. It is involved in the Johnson-Claisen rearrangement.
Brand: Soarwin
CAS No.: 78-39-7
Molecular Formula: C8H18O3
EC Number: 201-112-4
Density:0.885 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
Boiling point: 142 °C (lit.)
Flash point: 97 °F
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