Diethyl Oxalopropionate

CAS: 759-65-9

Ref. TR-D444685

Product Information

• Name: Diethyl Oxalopropionate
• Synonyms: 2-Methyl-3-oxo-butanedioic Acid 1,4-Diethyl Ester, Methyloxo-butanedioic Acid Diethyl Ester, Methyl-oxalacetic Acid Diethyl Ester, 2-Methyl-3-(oxo)succinic Acid Diethyl Ester, Diethyl 2-Methyl-3-oxo-1,4-butanedioate, Diethyl 2-Methyl-3-oxobutanedioate, Diethyl 2-Methyl-3-oxosuccinate, Diethyl 2-Oxo-3-methylsuccinate, Diethyl 3-Methyl-2-oxosuccinate, Diethyl Methyloxalacetate, Ethyl alpha-Ethoxalylpropionate, NSC 33946, 1,4-Diethyl 2-methyl-3-oxobutanedioate, 2-Methyl-3-(oxo)succinic acid diethyl ester, Ai3-05834, Butanedioic acid, 2-methyl-3-oxo-, 1,4-diethyl ester, Butanedioic acid, methyloxo-, diethyl ester, Diethyl 2-Methyl-3-Oxobutanedioate, Diethyl 2-methyl-3-oxo-1,4-butanedioate, Diethyl 2-methyl-3-oxosuccinate, Diethyl 2-oxo-3-methylsuccinate, Diethyl 3-methyl-2-oxosuccinate, Diethyl methyloxalacetate, Diethyl methyloxobutanedioate, Diethyl oxalopropionate, Ethyl alpha-ethoxalylpropionate, Ethyl α-ethoxalylpropionate, Nsc 33946, Oxalacetic acid, methyl-, diethyl ester, Oxalacetic acid, methyl-, diethyl ester (8CI), Propanoic acid, 2-(ethoxyoxoacetyl)-, ethyl ester

Description

Applications Diethyl Oxalopropionate is a useful precursor in the synthesis of 2-Methylcitric Acid (M265080); a metabolite of Citric Acid (C521000) that can also be formed from condensation of propionoyl-CoA and oxaloacetic acid catalyzed by a citrate synthase enzyme.
References Allen, R. H., et al.: Metabolism, 42, 978 (1993)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 202.2
• Formula: C₉H₁₄O₅
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H14O5/c1-4-13-8(11)6(3)7(10)9(12)14-5-2/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3
• InChI key: InChIKey=OQOCQBJWOCRPQY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CCOC(=O)C(=O)C(C)C(=O)OCC