Physical and chemical properties: colorless transparent liquid with strong bouquet.

Melting point: - 26 ℃; [1]

Relative density (water =1) : 1.02 ~ 1.04

Boiling point (℃) : 154

Relative vapor density (air =1) : 4.07

Molecular formula: C5H10O3

Molecular weight: 118.13

Heat of combustion (kJ/mol) : 2736.6

Flash point (℃) : 46

Explosion upper limit %(V/V) : 11.4

Ignition temperature (℃) : 400

Lower explosion limit %(V/V) : 1.5

Solubility: miscible with water, soluble in alcohols, aromatics, esters, hydrocarbons, oils.

As spices, rum, milk, cream, wine, fruit wine, coconut flavor flavor, used in food; Also used as carrier solvent; Solvents with high boiling point and solvents for nitrated fibers and acetate fibers; High quality synthetic pearl solvent. A lubricant used in the pharmaceutical industry for rolling tablets. For the electronic industry, in addition to having a unique high purity and low metal content to meet the requirements of the semiconductor industry for high quality, it is also a safe organic solvent can be used for the cleaning of sensitive materials, the ethyl lactate produced by the company is widely used in this industry. In addition, it is also the main organic solvent in pesticide production and can also be used in coating, ink and other fields.