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tert-Butyl acetoacetate, 97%
CAS: 1694-31-1 | C8H14O3 | 158.197 g/mol
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Catalog number A11115.22
also known as A11115-22
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS1694-31-1
IUPAC Nametert-butyl 3-oxobutanoate
Molecular FormulaC8H14O3
InChI KeyJKUYRAMKJLMYLO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCC(=O)CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C
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Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetAssay (Silylated GC)≥96.0%
Appearance (Color)Clear colorless to yellow
Identification (FTIR)Conforms
FormLiquid
Refractive Index1.4185-1.4225 @ 20°C
tert-Butyl acetoacetate is used as intermediate for the syntheses of different organic chemicals. Raw material in pharmaceutical Industry, In agrochemical industry. Reagent for Acyloin synthesis and ?,β - unsaturated ketones synthesis.
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Applications
tert-Butyl acetoacetate is used as intermediate for the syntheses of different organic chemicals. Raw material in pharmaceutical Industry, In agrochemical industry. Reagent for Acyloin synthesis and ∞,β - unsaturated ketones synthesis.
Solubility
Soluble in water (9g/L).
Notes
Keep container tightly closed. Store away from oxidizing agents.
tert-Butyl acetoacetate is used as intermediate for the syntheses of different organic chemicals. Raw material in pharmaceutical Industry, In agrochemical industry. Reagent for Acyloin synthesis and ∞,β - unsaturated ketones synthesis.
Solubility
Soluble in water (9g/L).
Notes
Keep container tightly closed. Store away from oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- J. Stewart Witzeman.; W. Dell Nottingham. Transacetoacetylation with tert-butyl acetoacetate: synthetic applications. J. Org. Chem. 1991, 56, (5), 1713-1718.
- Anthony F. Garito.; Bradford B. Wayland. Thermodynamics and magnetic resonance of five-coordinate copper tert-butyl acetoacetate-pyridine adducts in cyclohexane. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1969, 91, (4), 866-872.
- Alternative to Ethyl acetoacetate, A12544, allowing decarboxylative cleavage of the ester group by acid catalyzed thermolysis, as in a general synthesis of ɑß-unsaturated ketones: Acta Chem. Scand., 17, 2216 (1963). Application in the synthesis of acyloins: Arkiv. Chem., 17, 457 (1961); levulinic acids and δ-keto nitriles: Acta Chem. Scand., 16, 1191, 1324 (1962). Alkylation, NBS bromination and decarboxylative cleavage provide a sequence for the regiospecific synthesis of ɑ-bromo ketones: Synth. Commun., 25, 1045 (1995).
- The dimetallated species reacts selectively with electrophiles at the 4-position: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 96, 1082 (1974); J. Org. Chem., 43, 788 (1978).