Butyl acetoacetate

CAS Registry Number®

591-60-6

CAS Name

Butyl acetoacetate

Molecular Formula

C8H14O3

Molecular Mass

158.20

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    75-84 °C @ Press: 7 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    -35.6 °C

  • Density (3)

    0.9539 g/cm³ @ Temp: 16.5 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H14O3/c1-3-4-5-11-8(10)6-7(2)9/h3-6H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=REIYHFWZISXFKU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O(C(CC(C)=O)=O)CCCC

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OCCCC)CC(=O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 3-oxo-, butyl ester
  • Acetoacetic acid, butyl ester
  • Butyl acetoacetate
  • Butyl 3-oxobutanoate
  • Butyl 3-oxobutyrate

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