Ethyl vinyl ether

Ethyl vinyl ether
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Ethoxyethene
Other names
Ethoxyethylene, Vinamar
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 203-718-4
RTECS number
  • KO0710000
UNII
UN number 1302
  • InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-3-5-4-2/h3H,1,4H2,2H3
    Key: FJKIXWOMBXYWOQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CCOC=C
Properties
C4H8O
Molar mass 72.107 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 0.7589 g/mL
Melting point −116 °C (−177 °F; 157 K)
Boiling point 33 °C (91 °F; 306 K)
8.3 g/L at 15°C
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H225, H319, H335, H412
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P337+P313, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
202 °C (396 °F; 475 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Ethyl vinyl ether is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3CH2OCH=CH2. It is the simplest enol ether that is liquid at room temperature. It is used as a synthetic building block and a monomer.

Use of ethyl vinyl ether in the synthesis of glutaraldehyde.