• Ethyl acetate is used as a solvent for varnishes, lacquers, dry cleaning, stains, fats
• Ethyl acetate is a widely used solvent, especially for paints, varnishes, lacquers, cleaning mixtures, and nitrocellulose.
• It is used as a solvent for perfumes.
• It is used as a solvent for decaffeinating coffee beans.
• In the lab, ethyl acetate is a common solvent for column and thin-layer chromatography.