Functional Roles
Industries Served
Physical Properties
physical_description
practically colourless, oily liquid; bitter taste; little odour
color/form
Colorless, mobile liquid
odor
Fruity odor
taste
Bitter taste
boiling_point
127.00 u00b0C. @ 1.00 mm Hg
melting_point
< 25 u00b0C
flash_point
155 u00b0C (311 u00b0F) - closed cup
solubility
Slightly soluble in carbon tetrachloride; soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether
density
Relative density (water = 1): 1.1
vapor_pressure
6.87X10-4 mm Hg at 25 u00b0C (extrapolated)
stability/shelf_life
Stable under recommended storage conditions.
decomposition
When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritatiing fumes.
viscosity
35.2 cP at 25 u00b0C
refractive_index
Index of refraction = 1.4455 at 20 u00b0C/D
collision_cross_section
169.1 u00e2u201eu00abu00c2u00b2 [M+Na]+ [CCS Type: DT; Buffer gas: N2; Ionization: ESI+; Dataset: TOXCAST; Source Identifier: DTXSID0040701]
kovats_retention_index
1659.4
other_experimental_properties
Pour point about 10 u00b0C
GHS / SDS Safety
Warning
Irritant
- Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria by 1942 of 2014 companies (only 3.6% companies provided GHS information). For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website.
- Not Classified
- H332: Harmful if inhaled [Warning Acute toxicity, inhalation]
- Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria by 1 of 1 companies. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website.
Chemical Identity
| CAS Number | 77-93-0 |
| IUPAC Name | triethyl 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate |
| InChI Key | DOOTYTYQINUNNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| PubChem CID | 6506 |
| INCI Name | TRIETHYL CITRATE |
Synonyms & Trade Names
Full Description
Triethyl Citrate (TEC) is a specialty additive chemical that functions as a chelating/sequestration agent and solvent in industrial formulations. This compound provides essential chelation and solvency properties for applications across beauty & personal care, coatings & construction, food & beverage, HI&I cleaning, pharmaceuticals, and water treatment industries.