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Ethyl acetoacetate
EC / List no.: 205-516-1
CAS no.: 141-97-9
Mol. formula: C6H10O3
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 1 000 to < 10 000 tonnes per annum.
This substance is used by consumers, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing and at industrial sites.
This substance is used by consumers, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing and at industrial sites.
Consumer Uses
This substance is used in the following products:
air care products,
biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products),
polishes and waxes,
cosmetics and personal care products,
washing & cleaning products and
perfumes and fragrances.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use as processing aid.
Article service life
ECHA has no public registered data on the routes by which this substance is most likely to be released to the environment. ECHA has no public registered data indicating whether or into which articles the substance might have been processed.
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
washing & cleaning products,
polishes and waxes,
laboratory chemicals,
coating products and
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay.
This substance is used in the following areas:
scientific research and development,
printing and recorded media reproduction and
building & construction work.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals,
wood and wood products,
rubber products,
plastic products,
fabricated metal products,
electrical, electronic and optical equipment,
machinery and vehicles and
furniture.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners),
outdoor use and
outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids).
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
perfumes and fragrances,
coating products,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay and
laboratory chemicals.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
laboratory chemicals,
coating products,
washing & cleaning products and
pH regulators and water treatment products.
This substance is used in the following areas:
printing and recorded media reproduction,
health services and
scientific research and development.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals and
textile, leather or fur.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates) and
as processing aid.
Manufacture
ECHA has no public registered data on the routes by which this substance is most likely to be released to the environment.
The InfoCard summarises the non-confidential data on substances as held in the databases of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), including data provided by third parties. The InfoCard is automatically generated. Information requirements under different legislative frameworks may therefore not be up–to–date or complete. Substance manufacturers and importers are responsible for consulting official publications. This InfoCard is covered by the ECHA Legal Disclaimer.
about INFOCARD - Last updated: 06/09/2023