“acetoacetate”

We have one entry that includes the term acetoacetate.

ethyl acetoacetate

noun

: a colorless liquid ester with pleasant odor important for its tautomerism [keto form CH3COCH2COOC2H5, enol form CH3C(OH)=CHCOOC2H5] and for the numerous condensations it can undergo


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