Fatty acid

DATA No : DFA0387 INFORMANT : Tetsuyuki Kobayashi

NAME : 3-Oxobutyric acid

COMMON NAME	:	Acetoacetic acid / b-ketobutyric acid
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FORMULA	:	C₄H₆O₃ MOL.WT (average) : 102.089

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

MELTING POINT	:	36-37C

BOILING POINT	:	decomposes, <100

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SOLUBILITY	:	soluble in ethanol, benzene, chloroform, ether, water. (Ref. 0347)

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CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS

Synthetic, by treatment of butyryl chloride with AgCN and hydrolysis of the cyanide.

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REFERENCES

[0347]

AUTHOR	:	Markley, K. S., et. al. 1960 Fatty Acids : Their Chemistry, Properties, Production,and Uses. Ed.2. Interscience, New York. v.1, pp.23-249
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