Chemistry:Triethyl orthoacetate
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1,1,1-Triethoxyethane | |||
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| C8H18O3 | |||
| Molar mass | 162.229 g·mol−1 | ||
| Density | 0.885 g/mL | ||
| Boiling point | 142 °C (288 °F; 415 K) | ||
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Triethyl orthoacetate is the organic compound with the formula CH3C(OC2H5)3. It is the ethyl orthoester of acetic acid. It is a colorless oily liquid.
Triethyl orthoacetate is used in organic synthesis for acetylation.[1]
It is also used in the Johnson-Claisen rearrangement.[2]
References
- ↑ B. W. Howk, J. C. Sauer (1959). "Phenylpropargylaldehyde Diethyl Acetal". Organic Syntheses 39: 59. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.039.0059.
- ↑ Fernandes, Rodney A.; Chowdhury, Asim K.; Kattanguru, Pullaiah (2014). "The Orthoester Johnson-Claisen Rearrangement in the Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules, Natural Products, and Synthetic Intermediates - Recent Advances". European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2014 (14): 2833–2871. doi:10.1002/ejoc.201301033.
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