Benzyl acetylacetate

Benzyl acetylacetate Structure
Benzyl acetylacetate structure
Common Name Benzyl acetylacetate
CAS Number 5396-89-4 Molecular Weight 192.211
Density 1.1±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 298.3±0.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C11H12O3 Melting Point N/A
MSDS USA Flash Point 120.7±20.4 °C

Asymmetric bioreduction of benzyl acetoacetate to its corresponding alcohol, benzyl (S)-(+)-3-hydroxybutyrate by the yeast Candida schatavii strain 1831. Chartrain M, et al.

J. Ferment. Bioeng. 82(5) , 507-508, (1996)