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Ethyl pyruvate
analytical standard
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Linear Formula:
CH3COCOOC2H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
116.12
MDL number:
EC Number:
210-511-2
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
NACRES:
NA.24
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1071466
grade
analytical standard
Quality Segment
assay
≥97.0% (GC)
shelf life
limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
refractive index
n
bp
144 °C (lit.)
density
1.045 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
application(s)
cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care
format
neat
storage temp.
2-8°C
SMILES string
CCOC(=O)C(C)=O
InChI
1S/C5H8O3/c1-3-8-5(7)4(2)6/h3H2,1-2H3
InChI key
XXRCUYVCPSWGCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Ethyl pyruvate is a volatile aliphatic ester of the pyruvate metabolite. It is present as a food additive/odor-active component in various food and beverage products. It is also used as an inhibitory odorant to repel the insects from human proximity.
Application
Ethyl pyruvate may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in wine samples, and distilled spirits by gas chromatography (GC) based techniques.
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1B
Storage Class
3 - Flammable liquids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
114.8 °F - closed cup
flash_point_c
46 °C - closed cup
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