Methyl 3-oxovalerate Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-35 °C

Boiling point:

73-74 °C5 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

1.037 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.422(lit.)

Flash point:

71 °C

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

solubility 

Chloroform

pka

10.56±0.46(Predicted)

form 

Liquid

Specific Gravity

1.05

color 

Clear colorless to slightly yellow

Water Solubility 

SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE

BRN 

1753684

InChIKey

XJMIXEAZMCTAGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

30414-53-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Pentanoic acid, 3-oxo-, methyl ester(30414-53-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

F,Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

24/25-36-26

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard Note 

Flammable

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

HS Code 

29183000

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Methyl 3-oxovalerate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear colorless to slightly yellow liquid

Uses

Methyl Propionylacetate is used in the synthesis of anti-Perol stereospecific reductases that can be used in the asymmettric and environmentally friendly reduction of ketones.

Uses

Methyl 3-oxovalerate is used in the synthesis of anti-Perol stereospecific reductases that can be used in the asymmettric and environmentally friendly reduction of ketones.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 92, p. 6702, 1970 DOI: 10.1021/ja00725a088
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 43, p. 2087, 1978 DOI: 10.1021/jo00404a066

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