Tetronic acid, 96%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Description

Tetronic acid is used as a precursor of a variety of substituted and ring-fused furans and butenolides. It is an acidic building block for heterocyclic compounds for medicinal applications. It is used for selective O-alkyaltion reactions involving cesium fluoride. It is also used to prepare 3H-furo[3,4-b]quinolin-1-one by reacting with 2-amino-benzaldehyde.

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Applications
Tetronic acid is used as a precursor of a variety of substituted and ring-fused furans and butenolides. It is an acidic building block for heterocyclic compounds for medicinal applications. It is used for selective O-alkyaltion reactions involving cesium fluoride. It is also used to prepare 3H-furo[3,4-b]quinolin-1-one by reacting with 2-amino-benzaldehyde.

Solubility
Soluble in water, dimethyl sulfoxide, acetonitrile and alcohol.

Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents and strong alkalis (bases).

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 541-57-1
• Molecular Formula: C4H4O3
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 100.07
• MDL Number: MFCD00052187
• InChI Key: JZQBAGOECGRTSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: OC1=CC(=O)OC1

• Melting Point: ∼140°C (decomposition)
• Assay Percent Range: 96%
• Beilstein: 108442
• Synonym: 4-hydroxyfuran-2 5h-one, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-one, 4-hydroxy-2 5h-furanone, 2 5h-furanone, 4-hydroxy, 4-hydroxy-5h-furan-2-one, 5-hydroxyfuran-3-one, 5-hydroxyfuran-3 2h-one, pubchem21770, acmc-209xna, tetronic acid 5g
• Solubility Information: Soluble in water,dimethyl sulfoxide,acetonitrile and alcohol.
• IUPAC Name: 3-hydroxy-2H-furan-5-one
• PubChem CID: 54683813
• Formula Weight: 100.07
• Percent Purity: 96%
• Quantity: 25 g
• Chemical Name or Material: Tetronic acid

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