Synonym(s): Malonic acid cyclic isopropylidene ester; Meldrum's acid; cycl-Isopropylidene malonate
Formula: C6H8O4
Formula Weight: 144.13
CAS No.: 2033-24-1
Purity: 98%
Application: Benzyl substituted Meldrum′s acids, available via aldol condensation and reduction with triethylammonium formate, were used to form indanones upon hydrolysis, loss of CO2, and Friedel-Crafts cyclization with chlorosulfonic acid. Knoevenagel condensations between aldehydes and Meldrum′s acid are accelerated in ionic liquids.
Storage: 2-8°C
Packaging: 10, 25, 100 g in glass bottle
Beilstein Registry Number: 117310
EC No.: 217-992-8
Melting Point: 92-96°C(lit.)
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H8O