C4H4O2 Intermediates & Chemicals Clear Colorless Liquid CAS No. 922-67-8

Chemical Intermediate Methyl Propiolate With CAS No. 922-67-8

Methyl propiolate is an organic compound with the formula HC₂CO₂CH₃. It is the methyl ester of propiolic acid, the simplest acetylenic carboxylic acid. It is a colorless liquid that is miscible with organic solvents. The compound is a reagent and building block for the synthesis of other organic compounds, reactions that exploit the electrophilicity of the alkyne group.

Application

N-3 protectant of uridine and thymidine.

Methyl propionate has been used to synthesize polysubstituted 3-arylaminoacrylate and tetrahydropyrimidine 2-ketone derivatives. It is also used as a sulfhydryl derivator for capillary electrophoresis.

It is used to synthesize 1,2,3, 5-phenyltetracarboxylic acid in a one-pot, four-component reaction promoted by triphenyl phosphine.

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