Chemical Properties
Clear liquid
Uses
Ethyl 4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetate is used in the synthesis of fluorinated 2-thiouracil analogs as antithyroid agents.
Uses
Widely used in the synthetic process of medicine, pesticides and organic intermediate.
Uses
Intermediate for agro chemicals and pharmaceuticals (mefloquine). Product Data Sheet
Flammability and Explosibility
Flammable
Synthesis
With an ethanol solution of sodium ethoxide as a catalyst and in the presence of an organic solvent, ethyl trifluoroacetate and ethyl acetate are subjected to a Claisen condensation reaction, and ethyl 4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetate is synthesized.