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63954

Ethyl acetoacetate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Acetoacetic ester

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Linear Formula:
CH3COCH2COOC2H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
130.14
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
205-516-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
385838
MDL number:
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

4.48 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 28.5 °C)

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

autoignition temp.

580 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

9.5 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤1.0% water

refractive index

n/D 1.418-1.420

bp

181 °C (lit.)

mp

−43 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 130 g/L at 20 °C

density

1.029 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)CC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10O3/c1-3-9-6(8)4-5(2)7/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

XYIBRDXRRQCHLP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Ethyl acetoacetate is derived from ethanol.

Application

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Ethyl acetoacetate may be used:
  • As a diluent for improving cold flow properties of biodiesel from waste cooking oil.
  • As an additive for activating Fe3O4 nanoparticles for efficient catalytic oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids.

Other Notes

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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

164.3 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

73.5 °C - closed cup



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Fe3O4 nanoparticles/ethyl acetoacetate system for the efficient catalytic oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids.
Villano R, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 55(15), 2442-2445 (2014)
Ethyl acetoacetate: A potential bio-based diluent for improving the cold flow properties of biodiesel from waste cooking oil.
Cao L, et al.
Applied Energy, 114, 18-21 (2014)
Igor R Costa et al.
Nutrients, 7(1), 1-16 (2014-12-30)
Essential amino acids (EAA) consist of a group of nine amino acids that animals are unable to synthesize via de novo pathways. Recently, it has been found that most metazoans lack the same set of enzymes responsible for the de