ethyl acetate
Noun: A fragrant, colorless, flammable, volatile liquid ester. It is synthesized from ethanol and acetic acid. Its primary uses are as a flavoring agent, in perfumes, and as an industrial solvent for materials like plastics and lacquers.
Ethyl acetate is used as a noun to refer to the specific chemical compound. It is a technical term common in chemistry, manufacturing, and product labeling. - It is often found in the ingredient lists of foods, cosmetics, and industrial products. - In laboratory and industrial contexts, it is frequently referred to by its common name or the abbreviation EtOAc.
- As a solvent:
- In flavorings:
- In manufacturing:
- In chemical synthesis: Ethyl acetate is a common solvent and reagent in organic chemistry laboratories. For example:
- In chromatography: It is a standard component of eluent mixtures in techniques like Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC). For example:
- Acetic ester: An older or alternative name for ethyl acetate.
- EtOAc: A standard abbreviation for ethyl acetate, widely used in scientific literature and laboratory notebooks.
- Ethyl ethanoate: The systematic IUPAC name for this compound, where "ethanoate" is the name for the acetate ion.
- Acetic ether (an archaic term)
- Solvent EA (used in some industrial contexts to denote its function)
Note: As a specific chemical compound, ethyl acetate does not have idiomatic uses. However, it is part of technical phrases. - Ethyl acetate fraction: Refers to a portion of a mixture that has been separated using ethyl acetate as a solvent. - Ethyl acetate extract: The material obtained after using ethyl acetate to dissolve compounds from a solid or liquid mixture.
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a fragrant colorless flammable volatile liquid ester made from ethanol and acetic acid; used in flavorings and perfumes and as a solvent for plastics
