5206. Isopropyl Acetoacetate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 542-08-5
3-Oxobutanoic acid 1-methylethyl ester; acetoacetic acid isopropyl ester; isopropyl 3-oxobutanoate.
C7H12O3; mol wt 144.17.
C 58.32%, H 8.39%, O 33.29%.
Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid. d425 0.957. bp ≈205° with decompn. Slightly sol in water, freely in alcohol, ether.