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Ethyl 4-pentenoate, 98+%
CAS: 1968-40-7 | C7H12O2 | 128.171 g/mol
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Catalog number A12422.03
also known as A12422-03
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS1968-40-7
IUPAC Nameethyl pent-4-enoate
Molecular FormulaC7H12O2
InChI KeyPTVSRINJXWDIKP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCCOC(=O)CCC=C
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Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetFormLiquid
Assay (GC)≥98.0%
Refractive Index1.4135-1.4175 @ 20?C
Appearance (Color)Clear colorless
Identification (FTIR)Conforms
Ethyl 4-pentenoate is found in leaf oil of Prunus phaeosticta phaeosticta from Taiwan. It is also used in the preparation of 5-iodomethyl-dihydro-furan-2-one by reacting with iodine.
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Applications
Ethyl 4-pentenoate is found in leaf oil of Prunus phaeosticta phaeosticta from Taiwan. It is also used in the preparation of 5-iodomethyl-dihydro-furan-2-one by reacting with iodine.
Solubility
Miscible with alcohol. Immiscible with water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
Ethyl 4-pentenoate is found in leaf oil of Prunus phaeosticta phaeosticta from Taiwan. It is also used in the preparation of 5-iodomethyl-dihydro-furan-2-one by reacting with iodine.
Solubility
Miscible with alcohol. Immiscible with water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Das, D. D.; McEnally, C. S.; Pfefferle, L. D. Sooting tendencies of unsaturated esters in nonpremixed flames. Combust. Flame 2015, 162 (4), 1489-1497.
- Tellitu, I.; Beitia, I.; Díaz, M.; Alonso, A.; Moreno, I.; Domínguez, E. An improved solvent-free system for the microwave-assisted decarboxylation of malonate derivatives based on the use of imidazole. Tetrahedron 2015, 71 (43), 8251-8255.