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Ethyl pyruvate

analytical standard

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Linear Formula:
CH3COCOOC2H5
CAS Number:
617-35-6
Molecular Weight:
116.12
MDL number:
MFCD00009123
EC Number:
210-511-2
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
NACRES:
NA.24
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1071466

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Product Name

Ethyl pyruvate, analytical standard

InChI key

XXRCUYVCPSWGCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C5H8O3/c1-3-8-5(7)4(2)6/h3H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)C(C)=O

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥97.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

refractive index

n20/D 1.404 (lit.)

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

Quality Level

100

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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.

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.

pictograms

FlameCorrosion
GHS02,GHS05

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Danger

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

Regulatory Information

危险化学品
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Ethyl pyruvate decreases HMGB1 release and ameliorates murine colitis
Dave SH, et al.
Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 86(3), 633-643 (2009)
Characterization of odor-active compounds in guava wine
Pino JA and Queris O
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 59(9), 4885-4890 (2011)
Effect of evaporated ethyl pyruvate on reducing salmonella enteritidis in raw chicken meat
Cetin B, et al.
Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, 21(2), 158-164 (2019)
Reception of odors and repellents in mosquitoes
Ray A
Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 34(9), 158-164 (2015)
Aromatic evolution of wine packed in virgin and recycled PET bottles
Dombre C, et al.
Food Chemistry, 176(2), 376-387 (2015)
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