The Ethyl oxoacetate, with the CAS registry number 924-44-7, is also known as Acetic acid, oxo-, ethyl ester. Its EINECS registry number is 213-105-3. This chemical's molecular formula is C₄H₆O₃ and molecular weight is 102.09. What's more, its IUPAC name is called Ethyl 2-oxoacetate. It should be stored in a cool, dry and well-ventilated place.

Physical properties about Ethyl oxoacetate are: (1)ACD/LogP: 0.18; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 0.18; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 0.18; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (6)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 29.86; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 29.86; (8)#H bond acceptors: 3 ; (9)#H bond donors: 0; (10)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 3; (11)Polar Surface Area: 43.37 Å²; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.388; (13)Molar Refractivity: 22.54 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 95.3 cm³; (15)Surface Tension: 30.9 dyne/cm; (16)Density: 1.07 g/cm³; (17)Flash Point: 41.7 °C; (18)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 36.42 kJ/mol; (19)Boiling Point: 126.4 °C at 760 mmHg; (20)Vapour Pressure: 11.7 mmHg at 25 °C.

Preparation of Ethyl oxoacetate: this chemical can be prepared by Tartaric acid diethyl ester. This reaction needs reagents lead (IV)-acetate and glacial acetic acid at temperature of 40-50 °C.

Uses of Ethyl oxoacetate: (1) it is used for organic synthesis and chiral drug; (2) it is used to produce other chemicals. For example, it can react with Morpholine to get Di-morpholin-4-yl-acetic acid ethyl ester. The reaction occurs with solvent toluene at temperature of 60 °C. The reaction time is 2 hours. The yield is 83 %.

When you are dealing with this chemical, you should be very careful. This chemical may catch fire in contact with air, only need brief contact with an ignition source and have a very low flash point or evolve highly flammable gases in contact with water. It may cause sensitisation by skin contacting and it is irritating to skin. In addition, it has serious damage to health by prolonged exposure through inhalation and it has harm to the unborn child. This chemical may cause lung damage if swallowed and its vapours may cause drowsiness and dizziness. Therefore, you should wear suitable protective clothing and gloves. If swallowed, you can not induce vomiting and you should seek medical advice immediately and show this container or label.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1) SMILES: O=CC(=O)OCC
(2) InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-2-7-4(6)3-5/h3H,2H2,1H3
(3) InChIKey: DBPFRRFGLYGEJI-UHFFFAOYSA-N