Sigma Aldrich Triethyl orthoacetate

Catalog No. 75-580-500ML

Supplier: Sigma Aldrich 75580500ML

Description

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• Triethyl orthoacetate is a general reagent used to functionalize alcohols with acetate groups. it can be used in following reactions:
• Stereocontrolled total synthesis of a naturally occuring indole alkaloid, ()-aspidophytine
• Conversion of allylic alcohols to α,α-unsaturated esters under mild acidic condition, a reaction popularly known as johnson-claisen rearrangement
• Synthesis of heterocycles such as 2-oxazolines and quinazolin-4(3h)-one derivatives

Specifications

• CAS: 78-39-7
• Density: 0.885 g/mL (at 25°C (literature))
• Boiling Point: 142°C (lit.)
• Molecular Formula: C8H18O3
• Refractive Index: n20/D 1.396 (literature); n20/D 1.396
• Linear Formula: CH3C(OC2H5)3
• Quantity: 500 mL
• MDL Number: MFCD00009223
• Synonym: 1,1,1-Triethoxyethane
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 162.23
• Percent Purity: ≥98.0% (GC)