ethyl formate

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ethyl formate [¦eth·əl ′fȯr‚māt]

(organic chemistry)

HCOOC₂H₅A colorless liquid, boiling at 54.4°C; used as a solvent, fumigant, and larvicide and in flavors, resins, and medicines.

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No references found			The molecules, ethyl formate and n-propyl cyanide, were detected in the star-forming region of space known as Sagittarius B2 and represent two different types of molecule - the esters and alkyl cyanides - which were found in a giant dust cloud at the heart of our galaxy. Milky Way 'tastes of raspberries' by Independent Television News Limited (ITN) Curiously, ethyl formate has another distinguishing characteristic: it also smells of rum. Milky Way's centre tastes like raspberries and smells of rum by Asian News International Byline: ANI Berlin, April 21 (ANI): Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, Cornell University, USA, and the University of Cologne, Germany, have detected two of the most complex molecules yet discovered in interstellar space: ethyl formate and n-propyl cyanide. Two highly complex organic molecules detected in space by Asian News International			ethyl amine ethyl amyl ketone ethyl benzene ethyl benzoate ethyl borate Ethyl Bromide ethyl butyl ketone ethyl butyrate ethyl caprate ethyl caproate ethyl caprylate ethyl carbamate ethyl carbinol ethyl carbonate Ethyl Cellulose Ethyl Chloride ethyl chloroacetate ethyl chlorophyllide ethyl cinnamate ethyl crotonate ethyl crotonic acid ethyl cyanide Ethyl Diazoacetate ethyl enanthate ethyl ether ethyl formate ethyl hexanoate ethyl hexoate ethyl iodide ethyl isobutylmethane ethyl isovalerate ethyl lactate ethyl malonate ethyl mercaptan ethyl methacrylate ethyl methyl ketone ethyl nitrate ethyl nitrite ethyl octanoate ethyl oenanthate ethyl oleate ethyl orthosilicate ethyl oxalate ethyl oxide ethyl phenylacrylate ethyl propionate ethyl salicylate ethyl silicate ethyl sulfate ethyl sulfhydrate ethyl sulfide			Ethyl cellosolve ethyl cellulose ethyl chloride ethyl chloride ethyl chloride ethyl chloroacetate ethyl chlorophyllide Ethyl cinnamate ethyl crotonate ethyl crotonic acid Ethyl cyanide Ethyl cyanoacrylate Ethyl Cysteinate Dimer Ethyl diazoacetate Ethyl diazoacetate Ethyl Dipropylthiocarbamate Ethyl enanthate Ethyl ester Ethyl ester Ethyl ester Ethyl Ester of Diatrizoic Acid Ethyl Esters of Fatty Acids Ethyl ethanoate Ethyl ethanoate ethyl ether ethyl ether ethyl ether Ethyl ethers Ethyl ethers Ethyl ethers ethyl formate Ethyl glyoxylate Ethyl glyoxylate ethyl group ethyl group ethyl group Ethyl heptanoate ethyl hexanoate ethyl hexoate Ethyl hydroxybenzoate ethyl iodide ethyl isobutylmethane ethyl isovalerate Ethyl lactate Ethyl lactate Ethyl lactate Ethyl Lake Duckett ethyl malonate Ethyl mercapatan ethyl mercaptan ethyl mercaptan Ethyl mercury Ethyl Merman ethyl methacrylate Ethyl methane sulfonate Ethyl methanoate Ethyl Methyl Carbonate Ethyl Methyl Imidazolium ethyl methyl ketone Ethyl Methylphosphonic Acid Ethyl N

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