Re: What are some liquids in nail polish remover with boiling pts around 78.5*C

Date: Sun Oct 26 19:23:45 2003
Posted By: John Christie, Faculty, Dept. of Chemistry,
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1067105959.Ch

Message:


Ethyl acetate boils at 77.9 deg C, and is often present in nail polish remover. It has a sickly sweet 
smell. Most nail polish removers use butyl acetate (boiling point 125-126 deg C) because it 
evaporates a bit less rapidly, and smells a bit better. You could still describe it as sickly sweet, 
though.

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