Acetoacetic Acid Chemical Properties

Melting point:

36-37°

Boiling point:

131.37°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.1717 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4540 (estimate)

pka

3.58(at 18℃)

PH

3.4(1 mM solution);2.83(10 mM solution);2.3(100 mM solution)

LogP

-0.467 (est)

Safety Information

RIDADR 

1759

HazardClass 

8

PackingGroup 

III

Acetoacetic Acid Usage And Synthesis

Uses

In organic syntheses.

Definition

ChEBI: A 3-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is butyric acid bearing a 3-oxo substituent.

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