CHEBI:51850 - methyl pyruvate

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ChEBI Name methyl pyruvate
ChEBI ID CHEBI:51850
Definition A pyruvate ester resultinf grom the formal condensation of the carboxy group of pyruvic acid with the hydroxy group of methanol.
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Formula C4H6O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 102.08864
Monoisotopic Mass 102.03169
InChI InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-3(5)4(6)7-2/h1-2H3
InChIKey CWKLZLBVOJRSOM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES COC(=O)C(C)=O
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing 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 Sources
Methyl 2-oxopropionate ChemIDplus
Methylglyoxylic acid methyl ester NIST Chemistry WebBook
Pyruvic acid, methyl ester NIST Chemistry WebBook
Registry Numbers Types Sources
1361953 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
600-22-6 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
600-22-6 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
Last Modified
11 November 2015