Ethyl 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate

CAS Registry Number®

20201-24-5

CAS Name

Ethyl 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate

Molecular Formula

C7H12O3

Molecular Mass

144.17

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    54 °C @ Press: 10 Torr

  • Density (1)

    0.973 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H12O3/c1-4-10-7(9)6(8)5(2)3/h5H,4H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=CKTYYUQUWFEUCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(OCC)=O)(C(C)C)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OCC)C(=O)C(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 3-methyl-2-oxo-, ethyl ester
  • Butyric acid, 3-methyl-2-oxo-, ethyl ester
  • Ethyl α-ketoisovalerate
  • Ethyl 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate
  • Ethyl 3-methyl-2-oxobutyrate

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