Ethyl 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylate Chemical Properties

Melting point:

221-226 °C

Boiling point:

150-152 °C/40 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.068 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.461(lit.)

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform, Methanol

form 

Liquid

Specific Gravity

1.07

color 

Clear colorless to yellow

Water Solubility 

insoluble

BRN 

2520501

InChIKey

ZXYAWONOWHSQRU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

17159-79-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36-37/39

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard Note 

Harmful/Irritant

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

HS Code 

29183000

MSDS

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Ethyl 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear colorless to yellow liquid

Uses

Employed in the preparation of dopamine agonists1 and the skeleton of tetracyclic diterpenes.2

Uses

Employed in the preparation of dopamine agonists and the skeleton of tetracyclic diterpenes.

Uses

Ethyl 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylate is a cyclohexanone derivative used in the study of cyclohexanone monooxygenase and its mutants as catalysts.It is also employed in the preparation of dopamine agonists1 and the skeleton of tetracyclic diterpenes.

Definition

ChEBI: Ethyl 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylate is an ethyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid with ethanol. It is an ethyl ester, a cyclohexanecarboxylate ester and a member of cyclohexanones. It is functionally related to a 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid.

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