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CHEBI:51850 - methyl pyruvate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:51850
ChEBI Namemethyl pyruvate
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DefinitionA pyruvate ester resultinf grom the formal condensation of the carboxy group of pyruvic acid with the hydroxy group of methanol.
Last Modified11 November 2015
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
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FormulaC4H6O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass102.089
Monoisotopic Mass102.03169
SMILESCOC(=O)C(C)=O
InChIInChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-3(5)4(6)7-2/h1-2H3
InChIKeyCWKLZLBVOJRSOM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
methyl pyruvate (CHEBI:51850) has functional parent pyruvic acid (CHEBI:32816)
methyl pyruvate (CHEBI:51850) is a methyl ester (CHEBI:25248)
methyl pyruvate (CHEBI:51850) is a pyruvate ester (CHEBI:90320)
IUPAC Name 
methyl 2-oxopropanoate
Synonyms  Source
Methyl 2-oxopropionateChemIDplus
Pyruvic acid, methyl esterNIST Chemistry WebBook
Methylglyoxylic acid methyl esterNIST Chemistry WebBook
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:1361953Beilstein
CAS:600-22-6ChemIDplus
CAS:600-22-6NIST Chemistry WebBook