Ethyl potassium malonate
ALDRICH/360899 - 98%
Synonym: Monoethyl malonate potassium salt; Potassium monoethyl malonate
CAS Number: 6148-64-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H7KO4
Molecular Weight: 170.20
EC Number: 228-156-7
MDL Number: MFCD00035603
Linear Formula: C2H5OCOCH2CO2K
Product Type: Chemical
assay | 98% |
form | solid |
InChI | 1S/C5H8O4.K/c1-2-9-5(8)3- |
InChI key | WVUCPRGADMCTBN-UHFFFAOYSA |
mp | 194 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
SMILES string | [K+].CCOC(=O)CC([O-])=O |
Application: | Ethyl potassium malonate (potassium ethyl malonate) may be used to generate (trimethylsilyl)ethyl malonate in situ, which can be acylated to prepare a variety of β-ketoesters or alkylidene malonates. |
General description: | Ethyl potassium malonate (potassium ethyl malonate) reacts with aryl nitriles in the presence of zinc chloride and a catalytic amount of Hünig′s base to yield β-amino acrylates. Ethyl potassium malonate is formed as an intermediate during the synthesis of ethyl tert-butyl malonate. |
Packaging: | 25, 100 g in poly bottle |
Hazard Codes | Xi |
Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
Safety Statements | 26-36 |
RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
Purity | 98% |
mp | 194 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
UNSPSC | 12352100 |