| Identification | More | [Name]
Methyl 3-oxohexanoate | [CAS]
30414-54-1 | [Synonyms]
3-KETOHEXANOIC ACID METHYL ESTER 3-KETO-N-HEXANOIC ACID METHYL ESTER 3-OXOHEXANOIC ACID METHYL ESTER BEM BUTYRYLACETIC ACID METHYL ESTER METHYL 3-OXOCAPROATE METHYL 3-OXOHEXANOATE METHYL BUTYRYLACETATE 3-KETO-N-HEXANOIC ACID METHYL ESTER 98+% Methyl butyrylacetate, 98+% BEM, Methyl 3-oxocaproate, Methyl butyrylacetate 3-Ketocaproic acid methyl ester | [EINECS(EC#)]
250-185-9 | [Molecular Formula]
C7H12O3 | [MDL Number]
MFCD00040995 | [Molecular Weight]
144.17 | [MOL File]
30414-54-1.mol |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
Methyl 3-oxohexanoate (Methyl Butyrylacetate) is an organic compound commonly used in the manufacture of fragrances, drugs, and other chemicals. It can be used as a condensation reagent, a diazotization reagent and an addition reagent, and it plays a catalytic role in some organic synthesis reactions, and can also play a role in some drug synthesis. In addition, the compound is widely used in the food industry, for example in products such as juices, beer and confectionery. | [Synthesis]
Butyl chloride (18.0 g, 168.94 mmol) in CHCl3 (50 mL) was added dropwise to a stirred solution of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione (22.14 g, 153.58 mmol) and pyridine (25.0 mL, 307.2 mmol) in CHCl3 (250 mL) at 0 °C and stirred for 1 hour. The reaction m |
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