C9H8O3
164.16 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalWarning
Methyl benzoylformate
CAS15206-55-0EC239-263-3
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Free Radical Type I photoinitiator
Methyl benzoylformate is an alpha-ketoester and the methyl ester of phenylglyoxylic acid. It is primarily used as a Free Radical Type I photoinitiator in industrial applications.
Free Radical Type I photoinitiator
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Methyl benzoylformate (CAS 15206-55-0) is 2918.30.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2918.30
EU CN code (8-digit)
2918 30 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
methyl 2-oxo-2-phenylacetate
InChIKey
YLHXLHGIAMFFBU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
COC(=O)C(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
Synonyms (35)
- Glycopyrronium Bromide EP Impurity H
- Glycopyrronium Bromide EP Impurity H; Glycopyrronium EP Impurity H
- Glycopyrronium Bromide Imp. H (EP); Methyl 2-Oxo-2-phenylacetate; Methyl Benzoylformate; Glycopyrronium Bromide Impurity H; Glycopyrronium Impurity H
- Benzoylformate methyl ester
- METHOXYCARBONYL PHENYL KETONE
- METHYL 2-PHENYL-2-OXOACETATE
- METHYL PHENYLOXOACETATE
- Methybenzoylformate
- Methyl benzoylformate
- Methyl oxophenylacetate
- Methyl oxophenylacetic acid
- Methyl phenylglyoxalate
- Methyl phenylglyoxalic acid
- Methyl phenylglyoxylate
- Phenylglyoxylate methyl ester
- Vicure 55
- methyl 2-oxo-2-phenylacetate
- methyl benzoylformic acid
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