Description
Ethyl Acetate, GR ACS is a colorless liquid that smells like pear drops. Abbreviated as EA, it can be found in glues, nail polish removers, cigarettes and other products. Primarily used as a diluent and solvent thanks in part to its low cost and toxicity it is also used in Laboratory settings for column chromatography and extractions. The GR brand is an EMD Chemical trademark and indicates this chemical reagent is suitable for use in analytical chemistry and that the product meets or exceeds American Chemical Society (ACS) requirements.