Ethyl acetate's major use is as a solvent and are present in varnishes, perfumes, paints, nail varnish remover etc. Ethyl Acetate LR grade and Ethyl Acetate AR grade are the most commonly and easily available grades. The risk of toxicity is low but with concentrated exposture one may experience drowsiness.
Ethyl acetate is a widely used solvent, especially for paints, varnishes, lacquers, cleaning mixtures, and perfumes. Like last week's MOTW, dichloromethane, it is used as a solvent for decaffeinating coffee beans. In the lab, ethyl acetate is a common solvent for column and thin-layer chromatography.
Ethyl Acetate has applications as a solvent in inks for flexographic and rotogravure printing. It is used as an extraction solvent in the production of pharmaceuticals and food, and as a carrier solvent for herbicides.
It is a colorless organic compound with a sweet smell and is manufactured in large scale by desertification of ethanol and acetic acid. Ethyl acetate's major use is as a solvent and are present in varnishes, perfumes, paints, nail varnish remover etc.
