Ethyl formate is a formate ester resulting from the formal condensation of formic acid with ethanol.Ethyl formate appears as a clear colorless liquid with a pleasant odor.
Ethyl formate is an ethyl ester of formic acid. Its microwave spectrum indicates the presence of two isomeric forms having the ethyl group cis to the carbonyl oxygen atom but having different arrangement of the methyl group about the -CH2-O bond.