Ethyl acetopyruvate is used in the preparation of 5-methyl-isoxazole-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester. It is involved in the preparation of ethyl 5-amino-2-methylpyndine-4-carboxyIate by reacting with nitroacetamide.
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Applications
Ethyl acetopyruvate is used in the preparation of 5-methyl-isoxazole-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester. It is involved in the preparation of ethyl 5-amino-2-methylpyndine-4-carboxyIate by reacting with nitroacetamide.
Solubility
Miscible with water, ether,chloroform, methanol and ethanol.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Store in a cool place. Incompatible with acids, bases, oxidizing agents and reducing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Cegłowski, M.; Schroeder, G. Removal of heavy metal ions with the use of chelating polymers obtained by grafting pyridine-pyrazole ligands onto polymethylhydrosiloxane. Chem. Eng. J. 2015, 259, 885-893.
- Kasare, S.; Bankar, S. K.; Ramasastry, S. S. V. Expeditious Metal-Free Access to Functionalized Polycyclic Acetals under Mild Aqueous Conditions. Org. Lett. 2014, 16 (16), 4284-4287.