Triethyl orthoformate

• Triethoxymethane
• Triethyl orthoformate

Inflammatory, moisture-sensitive, colorless liquid with aromatic odor

Liquid

0.90 g · cm -3

-61 ° C

146 ° C

4 mbar ( 20 ° C)

Slightly soluble in water (1.35 g · l-1 slow decomposition at 20 ° C)

1.3922 (20 ° C)

Attention

7060 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, rat, oral)

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Triethyl orthoformate is a chemical compound selected from the group of the orthophosphoric esters. It is an ester of orthoformic acid hypothetical HC (OH ) 3

Production and representation

Except as by the esterification of formic acid triethyl orthoformate can be obtained by reaction of sodium ethoxide and chloroform:

Properties

Triethyl orthoformate is an inflammatory, moisture-sensitive, colorless liquid with an aromatic odor.

Use

Triethyl orthoformate is part of the Bodroux Chichibabin - aldehyde synthesis, for example:

Safety

The vapors of triethyl orthoformate can combine with air to form an explosive mixture (flash point 30 ° C).

Related compounds

• Trimethyl orthoformate