Nomenclature
CAS number: 542-08-5
3-Oxobutanoic acid 1-methylethyl ester; acetoacetic acid isopropyl ester; isopropyl 3-oxobutanoate.
C
7H
12O
3; mol wt 144.17.
C 58.32%, H 8.39%, O 33.29%.
Properties
Liquid. d425 0.957. bp ≈205° with decompn. Slightly sol in water,
freely in alcohol, ether.