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Methyl acetoacetate

Arxada quality, ≥99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

3-Oxobutanoic acid methyl ester, Acetoacetic acid methyl ester

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Linear Formula:
CH3COCH2COOCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
116.12
Beilstein:
506727
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

≥99% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

536 °F

quality

Arxada quality

manufacturer/tradename

Arxada AG

impurities

≤0.10% acid (as acetic acid)
≤0.10% water

color

APHA: ≤20

refractive index

n20/D 1.419 (lit.)

bp

169-170 °C/70 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−80 °C (lit.)

density

1.076 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COC(=O)CC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C5H8O3/c1-4(6)3-5(7)8-2/h3H2,1-2H3

InChI key

WRQNANDWMGAFTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Corrosion

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

158.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

70 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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S Aramaki et al.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease, 14(1), 63-74 (1991-01-01)
The concentrations of 2-methylacetoacetate, 2-methyl-3-hydroxybutyrate and tiglylglycine were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in urine collected before and for 8 h after loading with 100 mg of isoleucine per kg of body weight. The sum of 2-methylacetoacetate and 2-butanone, a
Marianne Ernst et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 66(6), 629-634 (2004-11-19)
A whole-cell biotransformation system for the reduction of prochiral carbonyl compounds, such as methyl acetoacetate, to chiral hydroxy acid derivatives [methyl (R)-3-hydroxy butanoate] was developed in Escherichia coli by construction of a recombinant oxidation/reduction cycle. Alcohol dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus brevis
B H Robinson et al.
The Journal of pediatrics, 95(2), 228-233 (1979-08-01)
A female child presented at one year of age with a febrile illness and loose stools, then developed severe ketoacidosis with vomiting; an apparent salicylate level of 11 mg/dl was measured. A sibling had died in similar circumstances nine years
Karl Sörelius et al.
Circulation, 130(24), 2136-2142 (2014-11-08)
Mycotic aortic aneurysm (MAA) is a rare and life-threatening disease. The aim of this European multicenter collaboration was to study the durability of endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) of MAA, by assessing late infection-related complications and long-term survival. All EVAR treated
Solvej Siedler et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 93(4), 1459-1467 (2011-10-18)
Optimization of yields and productivities in reductive whole-cell biotransformations is an important issue for the industrial application of such processes. In a recent study with Escherichia coli, we analyzed the reduction of the prochiral β-ketoester methyl acetoacetate by an R-specific

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