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Sigma-Aldrich

Ethyl benzoylacetate

technical grade, 90%

Synonym(s):

Benzoylacetic acid ethyl ester, Ethyl 3-oxo-3-phenylpropionate

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C6H5COCH2COOC2H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
192.21
Beilstein:
389944
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

technical grade

Quality Level

vapor density

6.6 (vs air)

Assay

90%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.52 (lit.)

bp

265-270 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: miscible
diethyl ether: miscible
water: insoluble

density

1.11 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester
ketone
phenyl

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)CC(=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C11H12O3/c1-2-14-11(13)8-10(12)9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-7H,2,8H2,1H3

InChI key

GKKZMYDNDDMXSE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Ethyl benzoylacetate is an ester. It undergoes microbial reduction by bakers′ yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), Beauveria sulfurescens or Geotrichum candidum to afford ethyl (S)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionate. It undergoes Claisen condensation reaction with malononitrile to afford 2-cyano-5-phenyl-3,5-dioxopentanonitrile which on cyclization followed by coupling with diazonium salts yields azo derivatives.

Application

Ethyl benzoylacetate was sed in the preparation of:
  • triazipinones
  • ethyl 2-fluoro-2-benzolyacetate
  • 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine antibiotic essramycin
  • benzo[c]furan-4,7-diones
  • iodonium ylides

Packaging

Packaged in glass bottles

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

284.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

140 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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