3789. Diethyl Diethylmalonate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 77-25-8
2,2-Diethylpropanedioic acid 1,3-diethyl ester; diethyl 3,3-pentanedicarboxylate.
C11H20O4; mol wt 216.27.
C 61.09%, H 9.32%, O 29.59%.

Description and references

Produced by the action of sodium ethylate and ethylbromide on diethyl malonate.

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid. d 0.985-0.990. bp 228-230°. nD20 1.424. Insol in water; miscible with alcohol, ether.

Use

Manuf barbiturates. Reagent in organic synthesis.