CAS 77-93-0 Triethyl Citrate, FCC - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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Triethyl Citrate, FCC

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Catalog Number

ACM77930-1

CAS Number

77-93-0

Product Name

Triethyl Citrate, FCC

Structure

Category

Plasticizers

Description

Liquid;Odourless, practically colourless, oily liquid;Solid;COLOURLESS OILY LIQUID.;practically colourless, oily liquid; bitter taste; little odour

IUPAC Name

triethyl 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate

Molecular Weight

276.28g/mol

Molecular Formula

C12H20O7;C12H20O7;(CH2COOC2H5)2COHCOOC2H5;C12H20O7

Canonical SMILES

CCOC(=O)CC(CC(=O)OCC)(C(=O)OCC)O

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H20O7/c1-4-17-9(13)7-12(16,11(15)19-6-3)8-10(14)18-5-2/h16H,4-8H2,1-3H3

InChI Key

DOOTYTYQINUNNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Boiling Point

294.0 °C;294 °C;294 °C

Melting Point

< 25 °C;-55 °C;<25°C;-55 °C

Flash Point

155 °C (311 °F) - closed cup;151 °C

Density

d25 1.14;1.1369 g/cu cm at 20 °C;Relative density (water = 1): 1.1;1.138-1.139

Solubility

0.24 M;65 mg/mL;In water, 6.50X10+4 mg/L at room temp;In peanut oil: 0.8%; miscible with alcohol, ethanol, ether;Slightly soluble in carbon tetrachloride; soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether;65 mg/mL;Solubility in water: moderate;slightly soluble in water; miscible with alcohol and ether

Application

Triethyl Citrate, FCC serves a versatile purpose across various industries due to its unique properties as a clear, viscous, odorless, and hygroscopic liquid. It acts as a flavoring agent in the food industry, enhancing the taste and quality of food products, and is specifically used as a stabilizing and whipping enhancer for organic egg whites. Additionally, it functions as a high-boiling solvent and plasticizer for vinyl resins and cellulose acetates, making it valuable in the production of pharmaceuticals for coating capsules, tablets, and granules. In cosmetics and personal care products, it provides deodorizing and skin care benefits. Triethyl Citrate is also utilized as a plasticizer and humectant in cigarette filters and serves as a solvent and surface-active agent in various formulations. Its applications in polymer plasticization are extended to pharmaceutical coatings for taste masking and controlled release formulations.

Color/Form

Oily liquid;Colorless, mobile liquid

Complexity

304

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

201-070-7;201-070-7

Exact Mass

276.120903g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

ICSC Number

1350

MeSH Entry Terms

ethyl citrate;triethyl citrate

Monoisotopic Mass

276.120903g/mol

NSC Number

8907

Odor

Fruity odor

Other Experimental

Pour point about 10 °C;Vapor pressure = 1 mm Hg at 107.0 °C;Pour point -46 °C;Henry's Law constant = 3.8X10-9 atm-cu m/mole at 25 °C (est);Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 7.3X10-12 cu cm/mole-sec at 25 °C (est)

Refractive Index

[n]D/20: 1,439-1,441;Index of refraction = 1.4455 at 20 °C/D;1.440-1.444

Rotatable Bond Count

RTECS Number

GE8050000

Stability

Stable under recommended storage conditions.

UNII

8Z96QXD6UM

Vapor Pressure

6.87e-04 mmHg;6.87X10-4 mm Hg at 25 °C (extrapolated);Vapor pressure, Pa at 25 °C: 0.3

Viscosity