Ethyl 4-Oxo-5-hexanoic Acid Ester is used in the synthesis of analogs of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), which are potential inhibitors of ALA dehydratase (porphobilinogen synthase), an early enzyme of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis;Also, it is an intermediate of 4-Oxo-6-(2-oxo-5-vinylpyrrolidin-1-yl)hexanoic Acid (O858780), which is derived from Ethyl Succinoyl Chloride (E818230), which is used in the synthesis of bivalent ligands for D2/D3 dopamine receptors. Also used in the preparation of antimicrobial pyrrolo-isoquinolinones. Vigabatrin Impurity 2
