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
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