ethyl acetoacetate

noun

Definition of ethyl acetoacetate

: 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 — called also acetoacetic ester

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1873

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