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C6H10O3
130.14 g/mol
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Ethyl acetoacetate

CAS141-97-9EC205-516-1
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

Ethyl acetoacetate is a colorless organic compound that serves as the ethyl ester of acetoacetic acid. It is widely used as a chemical intermediate in the synthesis of various compounds.

chemical intermediate for synthesis

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H227
H320Causes eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

ethyl 3-oxobutanoate

InChIKey

XYIBRDXRRQCHLP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCOC(=O)CC(=O)C

Synonyms (43)
  • EAA
  • EAC
  • 1-Ethoxybutane-1,3-dione
  • 3-Oxobutyric Acid Ethyl Ester
  • Acetoacetic ester
  • Acetoctan ethylnaty
  • Acetoctan ethylnaty [Czech]
  • Active acetylacetate
  • ETHYL 3-OXYBUTANOATE
  • ETHYL ACETOACETATE (1,3-13C2)
  • ETHYL ACETOACETATE (3,4-13C2)
  • Ethyl 3-hydroxy-2-butenoate
  • Ethyl acetoacetate (Standard)
  • Ethyl acetoacetate, EAA
  • Ethyl acetoacetate, natural
  • Ethylacetacetat
  • Ethylacetacetat [Czech]
  • FEMA 2415
  • acetoacetate ethyl ester
  • acetoacetic acid, ethyl ester
  • diacetic ether
  • ethyl 3-keto-n-butanoate
  • ethyl 3-oxobutanoate
  • ethyl 3-oxobutyrate
  • ethyl acetoacetat
  • ethyl acetoacetate
  • ethyl acetoactate
  • ethyl acetylacetate
  • ethyl acetylacetonate
  • ethyl alpha-acetoacetate
  • ethyl beta-ketobutyrate
  • ethylacetoaceate
  • etyl acetoacetate