PRODUCT Properties
| Boiling point: | 115-116 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.003 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| refractive index | n |
| Flash point: | 76 °F |
| storage temp. | Inert atmosphere,2-8°C |
| solubility | Miscible with chloroform and methanol. |
| form | Liquid |
| Specific Gravity | 1.01 |
| color | Clear colorless |
| Sensitive | Moisture Sensitive |
| BRN | 635955 |
| Exposure limits | NIOSH: IDLH 25 mg/m3 |
Description and Uses
Ethyl cyanoformate can be used as a cyanide source for the cyanation of:
- Activated olefins in the presence of a titanium catalyst.
- Carbonyl compounds catalyzed by 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) to yield corresponding cyanohydrin carbonates under metal-free and solvent-free conditions.
- Aldehydes and 2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenone catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) to yield corresponding cyanohydrins ethyl carbonates.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |   GHS02,GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H226-H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P210-P280-P303+P361+P353-P305+P351+P338+P310 |
| Hazard Codes | T,F |
| Risk Statements | 10-23/24/25-34-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45-24/25-16-7/9 |
| RIDADR | UN 3275 6.1/PG 2 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| F | 10-19-21 |
| TSCA | Yes |
| HazardClass | 6.1 |
| PackingGroup | II |
| HS Code | 29269090 |
