Ethyl pyruvate
SIAL/42327 - analytical standard
CAS Number: 617-35-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H8O3
Molecular Weight: 116.12
EC Number: 210-511-2
MDL Number: MFCD00009123
Linear Formula: CH3COCOOC2H5
Product Type: Chemical
application(s) | cleaning products cosmetics food and beverages personal care |
assay | ≥97.0% (GC) |
bp | 144 °C (lit.) |
density | 1.045 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
format | neat |
grade | analytical standard |
InChI | 1S/C5H8O3/c1-3-8-5(7)4(2) |
InChI key | XXRCUYVCPSWGCC-UHFFFAOYSA |
Quality Level | 100 |
refractive index | n |
shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
SMILES string | CCOC(=O)C(C)=O |
storage temp. | 2-8°C |
Application: | Ethyl pyruvate may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in wine samples, and distilled spirits by gas chromatography (GC) based techniques. |
General description: | Ethyl pyruvate is a volatile aliphatic ester of the pyruvate metabolite. It is present as a food additive/odor-active component in various food and beverage products. It is also used as an inhibitory odorant to repel the insects from human proximity. |
Symbol | GHS02,GHS05 |
Signal word | Danger |
Hazard statements | H226 - H314 |
Precautionary statements | P210 - P233 - P240 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
RIDADR | UN 3272 3 / PGIII |
WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
Flash Point(F) | 114.8 °F - closed cup |
Flash Point(C) | 46 °C - closed cup |
Purity | ≥97.0% (GC) |
bp | 144 °C (lit.) |
Density | 1.045 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
Refractive Index | n |
Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
UNSPSC | 12352200 |