Ethyl glyoxalate Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

110°C

Density 

1.03 g/mL at 20 °C

refractive index 

1.4750

Flash point:

7°C

storage temp. 

Refrigerator

solubility 

Chloroform, Ethyl Acetate

form 

Oil

color 

Clear Colorless

Water Solubility 

Immiscible with water.

Sensitive 

Air Sensitive

BRN 

1209486

CAS DataBase Reference

924-44-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Acetic acid, oxo-, ethyl ester (924-44-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

F,Xn

Risk Statements 

11-38-43-48/20-63-65-67

Safety Statements 

36/37-62-16

RIDADR 

UN 1294 3/PG 2

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29183000

MSDS

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Ethyl glyoxalate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Clear colorless to slightly yellow solution

Uses

Ethyl glyoxylate is widely used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals (high reactivity of aldehyde function). It is used in the synthesis of a biodegradable polymer, poly(ethyl glyoxylate). It is actively involved in the Friedel-Crafts alkylation reactions with thiophenes to give the corresponding secondary alcohols.

Definition

ChEBI: The ethyl ester of glyoxylic acid.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 24, p. 2223, 1983 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)81889-4

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