Name: Ethyl acetoacetate

Other names: ethyl 3-oxobutanoate; 1-ethoxybutane-1,3-dione

Chemical formula: C6H10O3/CH3COCH2COOC2H5

Molecular weight: 130.14

CAS Registry Number: 141-97-9

EINECS accession number: 205-516-1

Melting point: -45°C

Boiling point: 180.8°C

Water solubility: 116 g/L (20℃)

Dense degree: 1.0282 (water=1)

External view: colorless liquid with pleasant fruit aroma.

Flash point: 84.4°C

Application: used in organic synthesis, perfume, dye and pharmaceutical industries

Use purpose

It is widely used in the preparation of strawberry, apple, apricot, cherry, peach and other fruit and wine (rum, whiskey, etc.) flavors. Used in the pharmaceutical industry to manufacture aminopyridine, vitamin B, etc.

The dye industry is used as a raw material for synthetic dyes and for dyeing film substrates. The paint industry is used in the manufacture of varnishes and diluent solvents for paint. The organic industry is used as a solvent and material for the synthesis of organic compounds.