Triethyl phosphite
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Chinese name |
亚磷酸三乙酯 |
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English name |
Triethyl phosphite |
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Molecular formula |
C6H15O3P |
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Synonyms |
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Uses |
Used in the manufacture of new types of fluorescent whitening agents in the dye industry, intermediates for cephalosporins, AE-active ester and other products in medicine, tetramine, fosamine ammonium, chlorfenvinphos and so on in the pesticides industry, plasticizers, stabilizers and flame retardants in the plastics industry and as an additive of lubricants and greases in the petroleum industry. |
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Properties |
Colorless transparent flammable liquid with a special smell; specific gravity (relative density): 0.9687; boiling point: 156.6 °C (2Kpa); flash point: 54.4 °C; refractive index: 1.413 (25 °C). Soluble in ethanol, ether, benzene and acetone, insoluble in water and decompose into diethyl phosphite in water slowly, which accelerates in acidic aqueous solutions. |