Prop-1-en-2-yl 4-oxopentanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C8H12O3

    SMILES
    CC(=C)OC(=O)CCC(=O)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 87.05%
    Caramellic 68.45%
    Sweet 58.04%
    Winey 41.93%
    Apple 40.65%
    Green 40.19%
    Burnt 38.67%
    Buttery 36.97%
    Creamy 33.42%
    Tropical 32.46%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 72.02%
    Sweet 54.66%
    Creamy 39.48%
    Butter 35.61%
    Fatty 35.48%
    Buttery 35.1%
    Green 33.78%
    Caramel 33.68%
    Tropical 31.2%
    Sharp 30.15%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.6

    pKa est.
    8.41 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    156.18 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    212°C

    Flash point

    • 83.42 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    Prop-1-en-2-yl 4-oxopentanoate is primarily used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, providing a versatile building block for pharmaceutical and fine chemical routes. It can serve as a carboxyl-protecting group in multi-step syntheses, leveraging the allyl ester moiety for selective protection and deprotection under appropriate conditions. The gamma-keto ester framework enables synthetic routes to heterocycles and beta-dicarbonyl compounds, and it may be further derivatized to furnish functional monomers or additives for polymers and coatings. In practice, applications are typically limited to research-scale or specialty production under appropriate handling and regulatory controls.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 569.23
    methanol 865.84
    isopropanol 414.75
    water 37.67
    ethyl acetate 178.68
    n-propanol 367.59
    acetone 514.65
    n-butanol 305.48
    acetonitrile 311.85
    DMF 1464.09
    toluene 63.93
    isobutanol 256.76
    1,4-dioxane 352.05
    methyl acetate 330.02
    THF 457.3
    2-butanone 378.9
    n-pentanol 188.54
    sec-butanol 330.53
    n-hexane 28.57
    ethylene glycol 205.09
    NMP 962.56
    cyclohexane 12.3
    DMSO 813.7
    n-butyl acetate 86.46
    n-octanol 70.72
    chloroform 323.98
    n-propyl acetate 101.31
    acetic acid 614.36
    dichloromethane 280.13
    cyclohexanone 313.77
    propylene glycol 251.88
    isopropyl acetate 109.61
    DMAc 1614.71
    2-ethoxyethanol 439.06
    isopentanol 242.94
    n-heptane 6.01
    ethyl formate 241.72
    1,2-dichloroethane 187.06
    n-hexanol 116.58
    2-methoxyethanol 870.62
    isobutyl acetate 66.72
    tetrachloromethane 44.3
    n-pentyl acetate 54.8
    transcutol 661.51
    n-heptanol 43.66
    ethylbenzene 54.52
    MIBK 124.75
    2-propoxyethanol 286.95
    tert-butanol 418.14
    MTBE 280.26
    2-butoxyethanol 111.26
    propionic acid 338.5
    o-xylene 62.24
    formic acid 469.08
    diethyl ether 196.28
    m-xylene 49.89
    p-xylene 74.42
    chlorobenzene 88.06
    dimethyl carbonate 117.07
    n-octane 3.01
    formamide 494.69
    cyclopentanone 372.26
    2-pentanone 216.91
    anisole 172.96
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 185.79
    gamma-butyrolactone 461.98
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 505.35
    pyridine 241.65
    3-pentanone 163.02
    furfural 465.6
    n-dodecane 3.33
    diethylene glycol 288.04
    diisopropyl ether 44.22
    tert-amyl alcohol 372.59
    acetylacetone 231.22
    n-hexadecane 3.74
    acetophenone 168.36
    methyl propionate 200.41
    isopentyl acetate 91.96
    trichloroethylene 350.26
    n-nonanol 59.83
    cyclohexanol 178.68
    benzyl alcohol 153.82
    2-ethylhexanol 60.64
    isooctanol 35.06
    dipropyl ether 52.23
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 93.01
    ethyl lactate 88.86
    propylene carbonate 237.44
    n-methylformamide 626.1
    2-pentanol 166.58
    n-pentane 18.48
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 146.07
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 125.55
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 188.8
    mesitylene 29.0
    ε-caprolactone 289.99
    p-cymene 23.7
    epichlorohydrin 423.44
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 151.65
    2-aminoethanol 328.66
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 777.05
    sulfolane 529.97
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 13.96
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 343.75
    n-hexyl acetate 118.06
    isooctane 6.4
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 211.45
    sec-butyl acetate 78.72
    tert-butyl acetate 133.61
    decalin 14.74
    glycerin 377.93
    diglyme 353.48
    acrylic acid 315.72
    isopropyl myristate 40.54
    n-butyric acid 291.74
    acetyl acetate 122.21
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 57.61
    ethyl propionate 109.95
    nitromethane 896.77
    1,2-diethoxyethane 113.9
    benzonitrile 134.34
    trioctyl phosphate 32.49
    1-bromopropane 130.09
    gamma-valerolactone 617.81
    n-decanol 40.21
    triethyl phosphate 51.59
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 87.19
    propionitrile 187.65
    vinylene carbonate 224.42
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 428.96
    DMS 123.09
    cumene 42.47
    2-octanol 33.28
    2-hexanone 141.26
    octyl acetate 53.46
    limonene 36.68
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 646.1
    ethyl orthosilicate 49.47
    tributyl phosphate 50.4
    diacetone alcohol 215.73
    N,N-dimethylaniline 137.6
    acrylonitrile 248.6
    aniline 143.97
    1,3-propanediol 415.7
    bromobenzene 70.12
    dibromomethane 171.48
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 292.38
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 73.5
    tetrabutyl urea 76.58
    diisobutyl methanol 32.29
    2-phenylethanol 97.66
    styrene 67.84
    dioctyl adipate 69.36
    dimethyl sulfate 252.78
    ethyl butyrate 63.59
    methyl lactate 171.79
    butyl lactate 66.86
    diethyl carbonate 52.82
    propanediol butyl ether 169.91
    triethyl orthoformate 55.04
    p-tert-butyltoluene 24.52
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 114.05
    morpholine 530.52
    tert-butylamine 221.4
    n-dodecanol 28.28
    dimethoxymethane 428.74
    ethylene carbonate 168.91
    cyrene 183.76
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 93.15
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 72.92
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 136.67
    4-methylpyridine 340.13
    dibutyl ether 60.05
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 32.29
    DEF 347.3
    dimethyl isosorbide 228.96
    tetrachloroethylene 179.88
    eugenol 121.73
    triacetin 140.05
    span 80 121.66
    1,4-butanediol 160.33
    1,1-dichloroethane 184.83
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 172.65
    methyl formate 412.58
    2-methyl-1-butanol 246.85
    n-decane 6.02
    butyronitrile 192.98
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 72.64
    1-chlorooctane 30.76
    1-chlorotetradecane 11.59
    n-nonane 5.64
    undecane 4.32
    tert-butylcyclohexane 15.74
    cyclooctane 4.48
    cyclopentanol 209.24
    tetrahydropyran 247.09
    tert-amyl methyl ether 224.14
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 252.33
    1-hexene 90.2
    2-isopropoxyethanol 223.67
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 239.69
    methyl butyrate 161.61

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