Ethyl acetoacetate, natural, >=97%, FG

Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

Ethyl acetoacetate was used to investigate the catalytic activity of lipase B from Candida antarctica (CAL-B) during decarboxylative aldol addition and Knoevenagel reaction between 4-nitrobenzaldehyde (4-NBA) and ethyl acetoacetate. Ethyl acetoacetate has been used in quantitative determination of urinary δ-aminolevulinic acid by condensation reaction.

General description

Ethyl acetoacetate is ethyl ester of acetoacetic acid. Ethyl acetoacetate exhibits keto-enol tautomerism. Ethyl acetoacetate reacts with aromatic amines in the presence of commercially available zeolite HSZ-360 to form symmetric diphenylureas.

Ethyl acetoacetate is a bidentate chelating agent. It reacts with tetraalkoxy titanium to afford stable titanic esters. Its reaction with various alkylating reagents has been studied.

Packaging

5 kg in poly drum

100 g in glass bottle

1 kg in glass bottle