C7H12O3
144.17 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning
Ethyl 2-methylacetoacetate
CAS609-14-3EC210-179-9
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Ethyl 2-methylacetoacetate is a chemical compound used as a pharmaceutical intermediate. It is a beta-keto ester with a structure that includes an ester and an ether functional group.
pharmaceutical intermediatesynthetic building block
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Safety Reference
Warning
H227
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
ethyl 2-methyl-3-oxobutanoate
InChIKey
FNENWZWNOPCZGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCOC(=O)C(C)C(=O)C
Synonyms (26)
- E-8300
- ETHYL 2-ACETYLPROPANOATE
- ETHYL 3-OXO-2-METHYLBUTANOATE
- Ethyl 2-acetylpropionate
- Ethyl 2-methyl-3-oxobutanoate
- Ethyl 2-methyl-3-oxobutyrate
- Ethyl 2-methylacetoacetate
- Ethyl alpha-acetylpropionate
- Ethyl methylacetoacetate
- alpha-Methylacetoacetic ester
- ethyl 2-methylacetoaceate