Record Information
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StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 04:56:18 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 20:13:52 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0033622
Metabolite Identification
Common NameDiethyl malonate
DescriptionDiethyl malonate, also known as dicarbethoxymethane or ethyl propanedioate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as dicarboxylic acids and derivatives. These are organic compounds containing exactly two carboxylic acid groups. Diethyl malonate is a sweet, apple, and fruity tasting compound. Diethyl malonate has been detected, but not quantified, in a few different foods, such as alcoholic beverages, evergreen blackberries, and fruits. Like other esters, this compound can undergo bromination at the alpha position. Fischer esterification gives diethyl malonate: One of the principal uses of this compound is in the malonic ester synthesis. It occurs naturally in grapes and strawberries as a colourless liquid with an apple-like odour, and is used in perfumes. Malonic acid is a rather simple dicarboxylic acid, with the two carboxyl groups close together. The hydrogen atoms on a carbon adjacent to two carbonyl groups are even more acidic because the carbonyl groups help stabilize the carbanion resulting from the removal of that proton. Like many other esters, this compound can undergo the Claisen ester condensation. This alkylated 1,3-dicarbonyl compound (3) readily undergoes decarboxylation with loss of carbon dioxide, to give a substituted acetic acid, using Sodium ethoxide as the preferred base. The use of aqueous sodium hydroxide may give the base hydrolysis products: sodium malonate and ethanol.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
Diethyl malonic acidGenerator
Carbethoxyacetic esterHMDB
DicarbethoxymethaneHMDB
Diethyl propanedioateHMDB
Diethyl propanedioate, 9ciHMDB
Ethyl malonateHMDB
Ethyl methanedicarboxylateHMDB
Ethyl propanedioateHMDB
FEMA 2375HMDB
Malonic acid diethyl esterHMDB
Malonic acid, diethyl esterHMDB
Malonic esterHMDB
Methanedicarboxylic acid, diethyl esterHMDB
Propanedioic acid, 1,3-diethyl esterHMDB
Propanedioic acid, diethyl esterHMDB
1,3-Diethyl propanedioic acidGenerator
Diethyl malonateMeSH
DiethylmalonateMeSH
Molecular FormulaC7H12O4
Average Mass160.1678
Monoisotopic Mass160.073558872
IUPAC Name1,3-diethyl propanedioate
Traditional Namediethyl malonate
CAS Registry Number105-53-3
SMILES
CCOC(=O)CC(=O)OCC
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C7H12O4/c1-3-10-6(8)5-7(9)11-4-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3
InChI KeyIYXGSMUGOJNHAZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N