Ethyl Pyruvate CAS 617-35-6

CAS:617-35-6
MF:C5H8O3
EINECS:210-511-2
Molecular Weight:116.12
Other Names:Ethyl pyruvate

CAS: 617-35-6

Purity: 99%

MF: C5H8O3

What is of Ethyl Pyruvate with cas 617-35-6?

Ethyl pyruvate has its formula be CH3COCOOC2H5. It is also known as 2-oxo-propionic acid ethyl ester. It is as a colorless transparent liquid at room temperature with fresh, sweet floral aroma. It can be applied to the formulation of flavors of apples, citrus, chocolate, etc. It is an extremely important intermediate of organic synthesis with wide applications in pharmaceutical (synthetic drugs of thiophene), pesticides (herbicides of DuPont company, thiophene-class fungicide), food (can be used as a preservative, antiseptic agent, etc.), cosmetics and other industries.

Specification

Items	Specifications
Appearance	slight white or yellow liquid
Assay	≥99.00%
Ethyl lactate	≤0.5%
Moisture	≤0.2%
Residue on lgnition	≤0.1%
Heavy metals	≤10ppm

Usage

Ethyl pyruvate can undergo asymmetric Henry reaction with nitromethane to form α-hydroxy β-nitro esters. It can be used as the model compound for α-ketoesters to study the mechanism of enantioselective hydrogenation reactions.