Methyl acetoacetate

The organic compound methyl acetoacetate is the methyl ester of acetoacetic acid.

It is used as a chemical intermediate.

Many of its properties are similar to those for ethyl acetoacetate, which is more common.

At large scale, methyl acetoacetate is industrially produced by treatment of diketene with methanol.

[2] Methyl acetoacetate has low toxicity to animals.

NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroform Flammability 2: Must be moderately heated or exposed to relatively high ambient temperature before ignition can occur. Flash point between 38 and 93 °C (100 and 200 °F). E.g. diesel fuel Instability (yellow): no hazard code Special hazards (white): no code