Trimethyl Orthomethoxyacetate Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

250°C (estimate)

Density 

1.0302 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4550 (estimate)

storage temp. 

-20°C Freezer, Under Inert Atmosphere

solubility 

Chloroform, Methanol

form 

Oil

color 

Clear Colourless

Trimethyl Orthomethoxyacetate Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Trimethyl Orthomethoxyacetate is used in Claisen rearrangements with allylic alcohols. It is also used in the preparation of oligoribonucleotides.