Hypophosphoric acid tetraethyl ester
[CAS# 679-37-8]

Identification

• Name: Hypophosphoric acid tetraethyl ester
• Synonyms: Tetraethyl hypophosphate
• Molecular Formula: C₈H₂₀O₆P₂
• Molecular Weight: 274.19
• CAS Registry Number: 679-37-8

Properties

• Solubility: Sparingly soluble (12 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.1855 g/cm³ (25 ºC)^**
• Refractive index: 1.4505 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^***

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2018 ACD/Labs)

^** Fiszer, Bernard; Roczniki Chemii 1953, V27, P482-93.

^*** Arbuzov, A. E.; Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 1952, V83, P577-80.