Chemical Properties
Colorless liquid. Insoluble in water; solu-
ble in alcohol and ether. Combustible.
Uses
Intermediate in synthesis of metal derivatives,
dyestuffs, pharmaceuticals, flavoring.
Preparation
By heating butyl acetate and sodium or potassium butylate; from ethyl acetoacetate and n-butyl alcohol; by reacting diketene
and butyl alcohol in the presence of acetic acid and pyridine.
Definition
ChEBI: Butyl acetoacetate is an oxo carboxylic acid.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 75, p. 5400, 1953
DOI: 10.1021/ja01117a076
Safety Profile
Mddly toxic by
ingestion. A skin and eye irritant. See also