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CN

61405

Methyl levulinate

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≥98.0%

Synonym(s):

4-Oxopentanoic acid methyl ester, 4-Oxovaleric acid methyl ester, Methyl β-acetylpropionate, Methyl 4-oxopentanoate, Methyl 4-oxovalerate, Methyl levulate

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Linear Formula:
CH3COCH2CH2COOCH3
CAS Number:
624-45-3
Molecular Weight:
130.14
Beilstein:
1754008
EC Number:
210-846-4
MDL number:
MFCD00017499
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57651849
NACRES:
NA.22

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Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98.0%

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Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
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refractive index

n20/D 1.422

bp

193-195 °C (lit.)

density

1.051 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester
ketone

greener alternative category

Aligned,

SMILES string

COC(=O)CCC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10O3/c1-5(7)3-4-6(8)9-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

UAGJVSRUFNSIHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Methyl levulinate can be synthesized from glucose in the presence of a few drops of dilute sulfuric acid in methanol.
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Application

Methyl levulinate can undergo Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley (MPV) reduction in the presence of lewis acid zeolite like Hf-beta to give 4-hydroxypentanoates.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

161.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

72 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCM6214
BCCH9381
BCCF5196
BCCB1981
BCBW6062

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Lutz F Tietze et al.
Organic letters, 14(16), 4035-4037 (2012-08-03)
An efficient total synthesis of (+)-(R)-Pinnatolide is described. As a key step an asymmetric multicomponent domino allylation reaction of methyl levulinate is used to form the quaternary stereogenic center in a highly selective way.
Methyl-ALA-induced fluorescence in photodynamic diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma prior to Mohs micrographic surgery.
Pedro Redondo et al.
Archives of dermatology, 144(1), 115-117 (2008-01-23)
F J Eller
Journal of AOAC International, 82(3), 766-769 (1999-07-17)
Gas chromatographic fatty acid methyl ester (GC-FAME) analyses of some acid-hydrolyzed foods revealed a large peak that did not correspond to any FAME standards. The unknown peak eluted just after the C12 FAME. If the fatty acid response factor and
Xiaoyu Wu et al.
Carbohydrate research, 358, 37-39 (2012-07-31)
One-pot preparation of methyl levulinate (MLA) from cellulose in near-critical methanol was studied. Acids containing SO(3)H group were proven to be effective catalysts for the production of MLA from cellulose's catalytic alcoholysis. The effects of different reaction conditions, such as
"Extremely low sulfuric acid catalyst system for synthesis of methyl levulinate from glucose"
<BIG>Peng L, et al.</BIG>
Industrial Crops and Products, 40, 136-144 (2012)
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