Colorless liquid; green fruity aroma.
4-Pentenoic Acid Methyl Ester is used in the preparation of 2,4-dienoates.
ChEBI: Methyl 4-pentenoate is a fatty acid methyl ester.
Medium strength odor; recommend smelling in a 10.00% solution or less
Methyl 4-pentenoate is an unsaturated methyl ester that is prepared by the esterification of 1-pentenoic acid with methanol. It undergoes amidation with formamide via acetone-initiated photochemical reaction to form a 1:1 adduct. The metathesis of methyl 4-pentenoate with different Mo(VI)alkylidene complexes have been reported. It acts as a chain transfer agent during the polymerization of exo,exo-5,6-bis(methoxymethyl)-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene using RuII(H20)6(tos)2 (tos =p-toluenesulfonate) as a catalyst.
