Ethyl levulinate

Ethyl levulinate is an organic compound with the formula CH₃C(O)CH₂CH₂C(O)OC₂H₅. It is an ester derived from the keto acid levulinic acid. Ethyl levulinate can also be obtained by reaction between ethanol and furfuryl alcohol.^[3] These two synthesis options make ethyl levulinate a viable biofuel option, since both precursors can be obtained from biomass: levulinic acid from 6-carbon polymerized sugars such as cellulose, and furfural from 5-carbon polymerized sugars such as xylan and arabinan.

Ethyl levulinate^[1]

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Ethyl 4-oxopentanoate
Other names Ethyl levulate Ethyl laevulinate Ethyl 4-ketovalerate Ethyl 3-acetylpropionate Ethyl 4-oxovalerate Ethyl ketovalerate
Identifiers
CAS Number	539-88-8 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1235931 N
ChemSpider	13853514 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.936
EC Number	208-728-2
PubChem CID	10883
UNII	7BU24CSS2G
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8047058
InChI InChI=1S/C7H12O3/c1-3-10-7(9)5-4-6(2)8/h3-5H2,1-2H3 Y Key: GMEONFUTDYJSNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1S/C7H12O3/c1-3-10-7(9)5-4-6(2)8/h3-5H2,1-2H3 Key: GMEONFUTDYJSNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCOC(=O)CCC(=O)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H12O3
Molar mass	144.170 g·mol−1
Density	1.016 g/cm3
Melting point	−60 °C (−76 °F; 213 K)[2]
Boiling point	203 to 205 °C (397 to 401 °F; 476 to 478 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references