Methyl pivaloylacetate Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

67-70 °C13 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.99 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor pressure 

0.4 mm Hg ( 20 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.487(lit.)

Flash point:

171 °F

form 

Liquid

pka

10.78±0.46(Predicted)

Specific Gravity

0.99

color 

Clear colorless

BRN 

1764796

CAS DataBase Reference

55107-14-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Pentanoic acid, 4,4-dimethyl-3-oxo-, methyl ester(55107-14-7)

EPA Substance Registry System

Methyl 4,4,4-trimethylacetoacetate (55107-14-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

2915907098

MSDS

• Language:English Provider:Methyl 4,4-dimethyl-3-oxovalerate
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Methyl pivaloylacetate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Clear colorless to orange liquid

Uses

Methyl 4,4-dimethyl-3-oxopentanoate has been used:

• as substarte during InCl₃-catalyzed syntheses of some new dibenzo(d,f)(1,3)dioxepines and 12H-dibenzo(d,g)(1,3)dioxocin derivatives
• in the preparation of neat α-oxoketene, carbomethoxypivaloylketene

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