Ethyl crotonate is used as a solvent for cellulose esters as well as a plasticizer for acrylic resins.
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Applications
Ethyl crotonate is used as a solvent for cellulose esters as well as a plasticizer for acrylic resins.
Solubility
Not miscible in water.
Notes
Stable under recommended storage conditions. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- J.L.Herrmann; G.R.Kieczykowski; R.H.Schlessinger. Deconjugative alkylation of the enolate anion derived from ethyl crotonate. Tetrahedron Letters. 1973, 14, (26)2433-2436
- Jerry R.Mohrig; Sabrina S.Fu; Randall W.King; Ronald Warnet; Gary Gustafson. Stereochemistry of nucleophilic conjugate addition. Addition of ethanol-d and 2-methyl-2-propanethiol-d to ethyl crotonate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, (9)3665-3667