シアノ酢酸エチルは無色の液体で、大気圧下 209 °Cで沸騰する[5]。蒸気圧は温度範囲 341 - 479 K °でアントワン式 log10(P) = A−(B/(T+C) に従う。(Pの単位は bar、Tは絶対温度 K °, A = 7.46724, B = 3693.663, C = 16.138[6]。固相では 2種類の多形が生ずる[7]。-111 °C 以下では、結晶 II が主であり[7]、それ以上の温度では結晶 I が生じる。その結晶は -22 °Cで融解する[5]。25 °C における熱容量は 220.22 J K−1 mol−1である[5]。
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