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Methyl 4-methoxybutyrate

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Linear Formula:
CH3O(CH2)3CO2CH3
CAS Number:
29006-01-7
Molecular Weight:
132.16
MDL number:
MFCD00274316
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24869190
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.408 (lit.)

bp

162-164 °C/767 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.969 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester
ether

SMILES string

COCCCC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C6H12O3/c1-8-5-3-4-6(7)9-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3

InChI key

VHDGWXQBVWAMJA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Pictograms

Flame
GHS02

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H226

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

129.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

54 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 2 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water insoluble liquid

JAN Code

456500-VAR:
456500-25ML:
456500-BULK:
456500-5ML:

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S43974
11706BO
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Carlos Alemán et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 70(19), 7731-7736 (2005-09-10)
[structure: see text] A systematic conformational study of omega-methoxy methyl esters, CH(3)O-(CH2)n-COO-CH3 with n = 3 and 4, has been performed using quantum mechanical calculations at the MP2 level. Calculations have been carried out in both gas phase and chloroform
Maria Cammenberg et al.
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 7(11), 1745-1749 (2006-09-23)
One of the commercial methods for preparing enantiopure amines is lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution, although lipases catalyze aminolysis with only low activity. Interestingly, in 1997 Balkenhohl et al. used ethyl methoxyacetate instead of ethyl butyrate as an acylation reagent for the

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