The Butanoic acid,3-oxo-,propyl ester, with the CAS registry number of 1779-60-8, is also known as Propyl acetoacetate. Its EINECS registry number is 217-223-6. The molecular formula of this chemical is C₇H₁₂O₃ and its molecular weight is 144.17. What's more, its IUPAC name is Propyl 3-oxobutanoate.

Physical properties about Butanoic acid,3-oxo-,propyl ester are: (1)ACD/LogP: 1.25; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 1.25; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 1.25; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 5.22; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 5.22; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 113.66; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 113.6; (9)#H bond acceptors: 3; (10)#H bond donors: 0; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 5; (12)Polar Surface Area: 43.37 Å²; (13)Index of Refraction: 1.415; (14)Molar Refractivity: 36.28 cm³; (15)Molar Volume: 144.6 cm³; (16)Polarizability: 14.38×10^-24 cm³; (17)Surface Tension: 30.6 dyne/cm; (18)Density: 0.996 g/cm³; (19)Flash Point: 73.2 °C; (20)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 42.92 kJ/mol; (21)Boiling Point: 193 °C at 760 mmHg; (22)Vapour Pressure: 0.475 mmHg at 25 °C.

Preparation of Butanoic acid,3-oxo-,propyl ester: this chemical is prepared by reaction of 2,2,6-Trimethyl-[1,3]dioxin-4-one with Propan-1-ol. This reaction needs solvent Toluene. The reaction temperature of 100 °C. The yield is about 64 %.

Uses of Butanoic acid,3-oxo-,propyl ester: it is used to produce other chemicals. For example, it is used to produce 2,6-Dimethyl-3,5-dipropoxycarbonyl-4-(o-difluoromethoxyphenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine by heating. The reaction needs reagent 25percent aq. NH₃ and solvent Ethanol. The reaction time is 12 hours. The yield is about 72.5 %.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1) SMILES: O=C(CC(=O)OCCC)C
(2) InChI: InChI=1/C7H12O3/c1-3-4-10-7(9)5-6(2)8/h3-5H2,1-2H3
(3) InChIKey: DHGFMVMDBNLMKT-UHFFFAOYAA