Methyl 2-oxobutanoate
ALDRICH/713309 - 95%
Synonym: 2-Oxobutyric acid methyl ester; Methyl 2-ketobutyrate
CAS Number: 3952-66-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H8O3
Molecular Weight: 116.12
MDL Number: MFCD03093092
Linear Formula: C5H8O3
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥95.0% (GC) |
| 95% | |
| form | liquid |
| functional group | ester |
| ketone | |
| impurities | ≤1.0% water |
| InChI | 1S/C5H8O3/c1-3-4(6)5(7)8- |
| InChI key | XPIWVCAMONZQCP-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | CCC(=O)C(=O)OC |
| Application: | Methyl 2-oxobutanoate can be used as a starting material: • To synthesize indole derivatives via Fischer indolization of arylhydrazines using propylphosphonic anhydride. • In the synthesis of (−)-picrotoxinin, a natural product and neurotoxic sesquiterpenoid. • To prepare the core structure of phalarine, a natural product found in perennial grass. |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS06,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H301 - H334 - H412 |
| Precautionary statements | P273 - P301 + P310 + P330 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 10-36-43 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37 |
| RIDADR | UN 1993C 3 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 122.0 °F |
| Flash Point(C) | 50 °C |
| Purity | ≥95.0% (GC); 95% |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |



