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REACH

2-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-pyrone

EC number: 225-582-5 | CAS number: 4940-11-8

Life Cycle description
Uses advised against

Physical & Chemical properties

Endpoint summary

Administrative data

Description of key information

Ethly Maltol is non-flammable, non-explosive and non-oxidising solid with 0.73% of <100 μm particles. Its relative density is 1.39 at 20℃. It melts at 86.4℃ and it boils at 216.8℃. The vapour pressure is 0.2Pa at 24℃. The Log Kow is reported to be 2.9 at 25℃. The water solubility of the tset substance is 9345.4 mg/L at 24℃.

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