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Methyl acetoacetate

produced by Wacker Chemie AG, Burghausen, Germany, ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

ACM, 3-Oxobutanoic acid methyl ester, Acetoacetic acid methyl ester

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Linear Formula:
CH3COCH2COOCH3
CAS Number:
105-45-3
Molecular Weight:
116.12
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
506727
EC Number:
203-299-8
MDL number:
MFCD00008784
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57646849

grade

produced by Wacker Chemie AG, Burghausen, Germany

Quality Level

100

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

autoignition temp.

536 °F

manufacturer/tradename

Wacker Chemie AG

refractive index

n20/D 1.419 (lit.)

bp

169-170 °C/70 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−80 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 2 parts
alcohol: miscible
diethyl ether: miscible

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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General description

Methyl acetoacetate undergoes asymmetric hydrogenation to form (R)-(-)-methyl-3-hydroxybutyrate in the presence of enantioselective Ni/SiO2 catalysts. It undergoes Pechmann reactions with phenols in various ionic liquids.

Application

Methyl acetoacetate was used in development of a simple and cost effective method for monitoring of trace formaldehyde in air. It was used to study the substrate specificity of NADPH-dependent diacetyl reductase in Escherichia coli.

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Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H318

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

158.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

70 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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The enantioselective hydrogenation of methyl acetoacetate over supported nickel catalysts: I. The modification procedure.
Keane MA and Webb G.
J. Catal., 136(1), 1-15 (1992)
P Silber et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 118(3), 919-927 (1974-06-01)
A reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-dependent reductase with the ability to reduce diacetyl has been isolated from Escherichia coli and has been purified 800-fold to near homogeneity. The product of the reduction of diacetyl was shown to be acetoin.
Pechmann reaction in non-chloroaluminate acidic ionic liquids under solvent-free conditions.
Gu Y, et al.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 347(4), 512-516 (2005)
Opas Bunkoed et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 659(1-2), 251-257 (2010-01-28)
We report the development of transparent sol-gels with entrapped sensitive and selective reagents for the detection of formaldehyde. The sampling method is based on the adsorption of formaldehyde from the air and reaction with beta-diketones (for example acetylacetone) in a
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
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