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Methyl pyruvate
SpectraBase Compound ID 5ME8yHG35eb
InChI InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-3(5)4(6)7-2/h1-2H3
InChIKey CWKLZLBVOJRSOM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 102.09 g/mol
Molecular Formula C4H6O3
Exact Mass 102.031694 g/mol
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Source of Spectrum Prof. Buback, University of Goettingen, Germany
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Source of Spectrum Prof. Buback, University of Goettingen, Germany
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Technique NEAT
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Source of Sample Fluka Chemie AG, Buchs, Switzerland
Technique CAPILLARY CELL: NEAT
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Source of Sample Aldrich
Source of Spectrum Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Catalog Number M79808
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Source of Spectrum Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Catalog Number M79808
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Source of Spectrum Chemical Concepts, A Wiley Division, Weinheim, Germany
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Source of Spectrum NP-0-2176-0
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Source of Spectrum NP-16-5151-0
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Source of Spectrum HE-1982-0-0
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Source of Spectrum HRC-15-86-6D (DOI: 10.1002/jhrc.1240150206)
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Source of Spectrum K-120-1577-21
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0
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Source of Spectrum NP-16-5152-0
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Source of Spectrum PR-1492-0-0
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Source of Spectrum EP-1011-0-0
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Source of Sample Fluka AG, Buchs, Switzerland
Solvent Chloroform-d; Reference=TMS Spectrometer= Varian CFT-20
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Solvent CDCl3 chloroform-d
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Catalog Number M79808
Solvent CDCl3
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Source of Sample Aldrich
Catalog Number 371173
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Source of Spectrum Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Catalog Number M79808
Solvent CDCl3
  • Pyruvic acid methyl ester
  • Acetylformic acid, methyl ester
  • Pyroracemic acid, methyl ester
  • α-Ketopropionic acid, methyl ester
  • 2-Oxopropanoic acid, methyl ester
  • Methyl 2-oxopropanoate
  • Propanoic acid, 2-oxo-, methyl ester
  • BENZORACEMIC ACID, METHYL ESTER
  • Methyl 2-oxopropionate
  • Methyl 2-oxidanylidenepropanoate
  • 2-ketopropionic acid methyl ester
  • EINECS 209-987-4

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